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Happy Birthday to the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice! Always in awe of your work. Kudos to Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab for your amazing leadership. And to celebrate, they’re launching the Leadership Advisory Council. Find out more below & nominate a Student Leader.

#RealCollege Student Leadership Advisory Council | The Hope Center It’s time to stop being polite and start getting real about how to help students succeed Join the Student Leadership Advisory Council today! Nominations and applications are due by…

Part 2 of Connecting California was a huge success! Thanks to Senator Lena Gonzalez, Jeanne Holm, Joshua Edmonds, Jordan Sun, Jennie Bennett, & Seth Hubbert for your insight on bridging the digital divide. Thanks to the California Community Foundation, the Angell Foundation & Southern California Grantmakers for co-hosting. Part 3 coming soon!

Connecting California: Solving the Digital Divide Pt. 2 Connecting California, Pt. 2, Stronger Together: The Role of Cross-Sector Partnerships in Digital Equity was recorded via a live broadcast on Thursday, Septe...

Check out “Hungry to Learn”! It's now available for free! Thank you Soledad O'Brien for your work in uplifting the challenges that students face in meeting their basic needs. Our friends Sara Goldrick Rab and The Hope Center for College Community and Justice are featured.

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Did you know that investors have poured almost $803M into start-ups this year?
Learn more about what trends are attracting these VC Investments below:

Michelson Ventures - 4 Trends in Edtech That Are Attracting VC Investments - Michelson 20MM Foundation Technology has been nothing short of a godsend during the pandemic, allowing us to work, play and stay in touch with loved ones all while maintaining the appropriate social distance. And with many classrooms closed as schools have transitioned to remote learning, the demand for edtech continues apac...

Check out this urgent & timely message on bridging the digital divide by Betty Yee & Sunne Wright McPeak. “Imagine the imbalances that could be addressed in meaningful ways by achieving digital equity once and for all, giving everyone a chance to thrive”.

Legislature has to close digital divide, address inequities due to lack of internet access “In California, an estimated 1 in 5 students lack broadband access, which is a daunting obstacle,” write Betty Yee and Sunny Wright McPeak. | OPINION

Let The World Really Know Your Name: Check out this neat (free!) online tool from 20MM portfolio company NameCoach that allows you to record your own audio name badge

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Join Swipe out Hunger, RISE, and Challah for Hunger for a webinar on how to build momentum around state-level advocacy for Hunger Free Campus Grant legislation. Also, learn more about their campaign at https://hubs.ly/H0s7B4k0.

Recently the SCOTUS ruled to keep DACA in place. Although a victory, students must remain informed. Please share this resource with California State University students searching for free legal support services.

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Diaries: One educator gives their insightful prospective on teaching from home using BookNook

An Educator’s insight on how to handle teaching from home | BookNook An Educator’s insight on how to handle teaching from home by Hannah Imoru | Apr 1, 2020 | Blog | 2 comments Check out BookNook – an reading application that Teachers and Paras are using to read with their students remotely – offered at no cost during the COVID-19 Shutdowns I grew up wanting to...

As students are stuck at home and transitioning to , Qualified is offering their software for free to K-12 coding classrooms:
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Read how HS students in Washington State are using AdmitHub for and aid https://hubs.ly/H0pbFXQ0

Students at Yale talk as a result of NameCoach software

Students optimistic about name recording system Maya Sanghvi ’22 — or my-ah sung-vee — is tired of correcting professors’ pronunciation of her name in the classroom. “Your name is a big part of you, and if someone is constantly mispronouncing it, it’s like you’re losing a part of your identity,” she said. With the introduction of ...