The Aspen Institute is an educational and policy studies organization based in Washington, DC. Its mission is to foster leadership based on enduring values and to provide a nonpartisan venue for dealing with critical issues.
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Displaying What We Do: Policy & Advocacy
Education and Society Program
Want to Build a Better Teacher Evaluation? Ask a Teacher by Ross Wiener and Kasia Lundy, Education Week (April 29, 2013).Helping Teachers Learn by Brent Staples, The New York Times (April 13, 2013)....
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The Franklin Project is a new venture by the Aspen Institute to marshal the best case for a voluntary civilian counterpart to military service in the United States. At the 2012 Aspen Ideas Festival,...
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College Excellence Program
From over 1,000 to 120 based on national data. In the first round of the selection process, Aspen convenes a Data and Metrics Advisory Panel (Data Panel) which works with the National...
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Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs
Overview:The South Africa Chapter is made up of ANDE members who are actively working to support small and growing businesses (SGBs) throughout South Africa. Participating organizations...
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ANDE is a member-driven organization housed within the Aspen Institute. Our members are leading intermediaries (firms providing capital and/or business development services), funders, and experts who...
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Aspen Strategy Group
The flagship of the Aspen Strategy Group is the annual Summer Workshop, conducted against the peaceful and solitary backdrop of the Aspen Mountains. Away from the chaotic scene of Washington, ASG...
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