As formerly incarcerated students and individuals who work with recently released students, the panelists discussed the barriers they encountered in the educational system and how they worked through them during California’s Best Practices For Formerly Incarcerated Students Thriving on Campus.
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The Digital Equity Spark Community Advisors—Anna Teresa Dahan, Natalie Gonzalez, and Christopher Mitchell—will help identify solutions that can eliminate digital inequities and be scaled throughout California.
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Students continue to struggle to access their course materials as 63-65% of students report not buying a textbook due to its cost. This does not have to be the case, though, by leveraging OER and ZTC programs, the state can eliminate the cost barrier of essential course materials.
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When considering candidates with a criminal history record, employers often weigh factors that may not yield fact-based decisions. There are more reliable predictors of future convictions that can be quantified into weighted scales and then leveraged for use in fair chance hiring.
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This Women’s History Month, we recognize the resilience and strength of pregnant and parenting students who have overcome unique challenges in their pursuit of higher education while raising children.
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The conversation at Net Inclusion 2023, with over 100 digital equity stakeholders from across the country, highlighted the need for sustainability-focused organizations to develop strong and diverse partnerships, understand and plan for the reporting requirements of different funding sources, and prioritize internal capacity building when pursuing large grants.
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By investing in parenting students, we can help to create a more equitable and just society where everyone has the opportunity to succeed. Learn more from a discussion with the California State University Student Parent Network Advisory Committee.
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The CPUC’s broadband funding priority areas maps, as currently drafted, fail to reflect the digital divide and the lived experiences of the communities most in need in Los Angeles County. As such, they risk denying Angelenos their fair share of this historic federal investment.
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Over the course of the year, the 2023 Textbook Affordability Fellows will build the movement in California higher education to break down barriers to access and equity in the classroom through expanding the use of OER.
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Through a Spark Grant, Impact Justice will bolster their California Justice Leaders Alumni Network program. Focusing on four areas–skill-building, networking, connection opportunities, and a deeper dive into topics that interest alumni–Impact Justice will offer professional development opportunities to the 110 alums and counting.
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