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Youth Lead Now! Hope, Education, & Pathways to Progress

Former U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, discusses how youth can stay engaged with community action and foster hope in the face of adversity. Moderated by Kriste Dragon and Jasmine Adams, the conversation explores why youth are essential for community-driven leadership and how they can play a pivotal role as leaders during the current COVID-19 crisis.

BY Youth Lead Now!

Video

04.22.2020
US Education Policy

How Schools Ensure Social Connections During Physical Isolation

Every community in America has turned to schools to sustain relationships and connectedness during the COVID-19 crisis. This webinar explored the practical ...

BY Education and Society Program

Video

04.20.2020
US Education Policy

How Ending Diploma Disparities Can Change The Face of America

Education and policy leaders discuss addressing the urgent need for the creation of more pathways to lifelong success.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Video

06.28.2019
US Education Policy

Learning from the Best Community Colleges

Inside and outside of the classroom, community colleges are teaching America lessons in workforce readiness and economic development.

BY Ben Berliner

Podcast

04.25.2019
US Education Policy

Let's Not Surrender in Fight for Educational Opportunity

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield delivered the following remarks at an event hosted by Yonkers Partners in Education on April 8, 2019 in Y ...

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

04.08.2019
US Education Policy

David Brooks, Dan Porterfield, & More on Weaving America's Social Fabric | SXSW EDU

David Brooks, Dan Porterfield, Darius Baxter (GOODProjects), and Rev. Lisa Fitzpatrick (APEX Community Advancement Inc) explore social fragmentation and the movement to repair the national fabric in their SXSW EDU keynote, Building Community: Weaving America's Social Fabric.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Video

03.04.2019
US Education Policy

A Toast to America’s Young People

Aspen Institute President and CEO Dan Porterfield delivered brief remarks and a toast at the gala celebrating the official release of the final report of the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

01.14.2019
US Education Policy

Nonpartisan Progress is Possible in Public Education

How safe it seems to sit in our own trenches and wait for the other side to surrender rather than to enter the space between and negotiate an end to the stalemate. How much easier it is to shout into the void than to build a bridge across it.

BY Daniel R. Porterfield

Of Interest

12.19.2018
US Education Policy

The Kids are Alright

The Institute’s National Commission on Social, Emotional, and Academic Development will release a report highlighting how communities across the country are finding success by focusing on the whole learner. Treating students holistically is the key to ensuring that young people thrive in school, in their careers, and in life.

BY Institute Staff

Longform

12.15.2018
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