Jul 27, 2020 | Digital Equity, Education Technology, Events, Student Basic Needs
Connecting California, Pt. I –– The Digital Divide: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Thursday, August 6, 9:00 – 10:30 a.m. PDT View the Event Recording, here! Amongst its far-reaching effects, the coronavirus pandemic of 2020 illuminated another as-yet-unsolved...
Jul 16, 2020 | Entrepreneurship, Investments
Working parents of young children in the U.S. must often grapple with the challenges of childcare that can exceed $1,000 per month, per child. Faced with the expense, many families often decide that it’s simply more practical for a parent to exit the workforce in...
Jul 16, 2020 | Education Technology, Spark Grants
Photo: Jemel Agulto, OpenStax The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME) is designing the future of education. The nonprofit is on a mission to improve learning and collaboration in the education sector through social science research,...
Jul 16, 2020 | Education Technology
The COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally disrupted all areas of society including how students obtain their education. In California, as in much of the world, schools at all levels closed their campuses this spring to adhere to social distancing guidelines....
Jul 14, 2020 | Open Educational Resources
In 2018, we welcomed Dr. Barbara Illowsky as the first OER & Innovation Fellow of the Michelson 20MM Foundation. Over the past two years, the open educational resources pioneer helped shape our textbook affordability strategy and priorities. Dr. Illowsky’s...
