Content tagged with “Education”
The recently launched College Excellence Program will be hosting an event on April 25, with Dr. Jill Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, to announce the top 120 community colleges eligible...
Tags: Education, Community College, Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, College Excellence Program, Josh Wyner Featured Speakers:Jason Kamras, Chief of Human Capital, District of Columbia Public Schools and former National Teacher of the YearSarah Coon, Chief of Staff, Achievement First charter school...
Tags: Education, Evaluation Last October Skills For America’s Future, an initiative of the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program, was launched at the White House. The following is a Q & A with Skills for America’...
Tags: Education, Workforce Development, Obama, Community College, white house, Skills for America's Future, Economic Opportunity Program, Karen Elzey Ascend at the Aspen Institute is a hub for breakthrough ideas and proven strategies that move parents, especially women, and their children beyond poverty toward educational success and economic...
Tags: Economic Development, Education, Nonprofit Organizations, Philanthropy, Adult Education, Social Enterprise, women, Early Childhood Education, Children Ambitious reforms across the country are reshaping teacher evaluation and performance management. Designing new systems for measuring teacher effectiveness and using that information to increase...
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