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Case Study: Next Generation Apprenticeships at Aon

Aon’s apprenticeship program has helped hundreds of graduates achieve full-time employment, with competitive wages and exceptional benefits.

Cover page of the publication, “Case Study: Next Generation Apprenticeships at Aon”

Youth Insights for Building a Collective Civic Identity

As we make space for more voices in our democracy, our civic identity gets richer, stronger and more honest. Join the conversation — what’s on your list?

High school age students sitting in a classroom.

Rising to the Challenge

The Aspen Challenge asks students to design solutions to the problems within their own communities. Below, three participants from MoneyLYFE, one of the 2016 winning teams, and the man who issued their challenge, share their stories of how they improved financial literacy in their community—and took a trip to Aspen along the way.

Entrepreneurship in Education: Strengthening Community Voices in Chicago

Here’s how one charter school prepares students for success.

Civic Practice Scholar Karlyn Boens on Spike Lee’s ‘Chi-Raq’

I saw Chi-Raq last week. There were only four people in the theater, including myself. Afterward, we headed toward the exit in silence. No one dared to talk about it.