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Family Finances

An Evidence-Based Approach to Child Support

The Centering Child Well-Being in Child Support Policy toolkit, developed in partnership with Good+ Foundation, features new analysis of state child support director survey data. We found that many states are moving to adopt more pragmatic and family-centered child support policies that put children where they belong: at the center.

BY Ascend at the Aspen Institute

Publication

09.01.2020
K-12 Education

How Local and State Governments Can Provide Avenues for Youth Engagement

Valuing students as equal partners results in education policies that are actually reflective of the student voice.

BY Jenna Yuan, & 1 more

Blog Post

09.01.2020
K-12 Education

How Governors and Mayors Can Support Schools

In the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the Institute’s Education & Society and Ascend programs hosted a digital event on h ...

BY Education and Society Program & 1 more

Video

08.26.2020
K-12 Education

Using 2020 as a Teachable Moment in Education

The pandemic and social unrest around racism make it a challenging time for students and educators, but it’s also a period of opportunity.

BY Aspen Ideas to Go

Podcast

08.25.2020
K-12 Education

Successful Digital Learning

The coronavirus pandemic has affected nearly every aspect of daily life around the world, especially education. Schools, colleges, and universities worldwi ...

BY Stevens Initiative

Video

08.18.2020
Criminal Law and Justice

Podcast on Criminalization of Black Girls

Listen and Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts Shades of Freedom, from The Aspen Institute Criminal Justice Reform Initiative, ...

BY Criminal Justice Reform Initiative

Podcast

08.17.2020
Technology

Improving Democracy Through Technology

The uses and effects of technological change permeate through all of our systems, including our democracy. How might we use and think about technology to better serve our democratic institutions?

BY

Video

08.05.2020
US Education Policy

How Governors and Mayors Can Support Schools So Schools Can Support Students

Concrete actions state and local leaders can take now to make sure schools have access to money, people, and collaborative structures that ultimately benefit students, families, and society.

BY Education and Society Program

Publication

07.22.2020
Criminal Law and Justice

U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of Application to Vacate Stay in the Case of Raysor v. DeSantis

Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision will disenfranchise nearly 1 million individuals in Florida. Denying people their right to vote due to unpaid debt is reminiscent of a Jim Crow era “poll tax,” continuing the systemic criminalization of the poor and people of color.

BY Douglas Wood

Blog Post

07.17.2020
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