by Michelson Philanthropies | Jul 29, 2022 | Michelson 20MM Foundation, News
Students, the Michelson Center on Public Policy, and the Michelson 20MM Foundation called on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors to fulfill Governor Gavin Newsom’s pledge to distribute $115 million to the Zero-Textbook-Cost program and break up the...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Jul 14, 2022 | Michelson 20MM Foundation, News
Increasing open resources removes the burden of textbook costs from students. The Michelson 20MM Foundation is committed to increasing courses and faculty that use open educational resources. LOS ANGELES— College students spend billions of dollars every year...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Mar 10, 2022 | Media, Michelson 20MM Foundation
Open Education Week is a national week of action celebrated by educators, advocates, students, and institutions to draw attention to OER and textbook affordability. From Zero Textbook Cost Degree programs at the California Community Colleges to the Affordable Learning...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Dec 3, 2021 | Media, Michelson 20MM Foundation
Cailyn Nagle explored the overarching principles that helped students succeed in their efforts to expand the use of free open course materials and defend student interests in the textbook marketplace. Cailyn Nagle, Michelson 20MM Foundation’s Open Educational...
by Michelson Philanthropies | Oct 7, 2021 | Michelson 20MM Foundation, News
Many students struggle to afford textbooks and other course material. They deserve so much more. By Cailyn Nagle It is time to retire “student voice.” I do not mean we should stop listening to the voices of students, but that students deserve so much more than...
