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Stories featuring Michaela Martin
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An episode of firsts! Our first live episode recorded at the inaugural Ascend Parent Advisor Convening in Aspen, CO in front of an audience of student...
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Snapshots from the 2023 Ascend Parent Advisor Convening in Aspen, Colorado.
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More than half of the nearly 4 million student parents in the U.S. are students of color, with Black, Native, and Latino students among the most likel...
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Michaela Martin was born and raised in rural Oregon. Michaela is passionate about the economic and educational advancement of families and continues a...
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Engaging the ideas, perspectives, and expertise of students who are parents is critical to co-creating authentic solutions at the local, state, and na...
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The Aspen Postsecondary Success for Parents (PSP) Initiative is a partnership with Imaginable Futures and the ECMC Foundation to raise awareness about...
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In the fall of 2019, I began my first year of law school as a single mother in a new state living in hotels with my son. Now, we are stuck at home hid...
Convenings Featuring Michaela Martin
Postsecondary education and employment pathways are core components of the two-generation (2Gen) approach. This commitment to educational success and economic security is of the utmost importance to single mothers pursuing a postsecondary degree or...