Education Policy

New Ascend Fellows Announced at the Aspen Institute

In an Early Learning Nation article – alongside profiles of five 2022 Ascend Fellows – Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares the vision for leadership amplification with the newest cohort of leaders in the Ascend Fellowship.

The power of engaging parents as real partners

In an op-ed for Philanthropy News Digest, Ascend’s Anne Mosle explains the power and importance of engaging parents in order to build paths of prosperity for children and families.

Aspen Institute’s Newest Ascend Fellows Represent a Tightening Focus on Early Childhood

In an EdSurge article – alongside profiles of four Ascend Fellows – Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares insights into the Ascend Fellowship’s focus to shine an extremely bright light on the nation’s youngest children and families.

Multigenerational Admissions Policies and Scholarships Grow

In an article for Inside Higher Ed, Ascend’s Anne Mosle shares insights into the value of education for family economic mobility, financial security and ultimately well-being.

Looking Back to Accelerate Forward: Toward a Policy Paradigm that Advances Equity and Improvement

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

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Creating Conditions for Student Success: A Policymakers’ School Climate Playbook

This report contains real-world, proven strategies and provides a clear set of recommendations to guide policymakers in building a comprehensive and coherent state-wide approach for improving school climate.

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Reassessing Our Pandemic Priorities

Christopher Maximos, previous Education & Society intern and current sophomore at Stanford, speaks powerfully to the reality that schools “have not returned back to normal, therefore we should not reinstate normal modes of assessment.”

Brain Drain

It’s no secret that Generation Z students are under an inordinate amount of pressure. Shreya Joshi, a student and mental health advocate, discusses the gaps in mental health care in schools.

Greater Empathy, Greater Success

In this blog post, Chloe Pressley, a student from Woodbridge, VA identifies the critical inequities surrounding standardized testing and offers solutions as to how schools and state boards of education can build more equitable assessments.