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: Education
Blog Post | January 15, 2013 | Christian Arana
Over the past year, we have learned a lot about the relationship between college graduates’ employment and earnings outcomes on the one hand, and the degrees they earn and colleges they attend on the...
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Publication | January 14, 2013
College Excellence Program
Community colleges have a unique opportunity to enable students to acquire the skills they need to land good jobs with strong wages, but colleges can only fulfill this promise if they are taking...
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Education and Society Program
This component of our site is under revision, so please contact educationinfo@aspeninst.org for a comprehensive overview of our work.The Aspen Institute Education and Society Program (Aspen Education...
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Business and Society Program
Business corporations are perhaps the most influential organizations in society and have long been recognized as important contributors to the common good. Society grants corporations unique...
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Video | April 24, 2012
Beyond the Battles: Collaborative Efforts Transforming Today’s SchoolsSpeakers:Cami Anderson, State District Superintendent, Newark Public Schools;Gaston Caperton, President, The College Board; Joel...
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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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