Breaking the Poverty Cycle: A Funder's Perspective

Parent wealth is now the number one determinant of a child's education outcome in the US. With rising inequity, what are potential new ways to think about breaking the intergenerational poverty cycle? What are new solutions that accelerate postsecondary success and economic mobility for students who have children, while supporting quality child care and early childhood education? Please come and hear from investors and philanthropists working on new strategies tackling this issue.

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Andre Bennin

Strada Education Network

Isabelle Hau

Imaginable Futures

Bethany Miller

The Kresge Foundation

Jennifer Zeisler

ECMC Foundation