K-12 Education

How Governors and Mayors Can Support Schools so Schools Can Support Students

August 26, 2020  • Education and Society Program & Ascend at the Aspen Institute

In the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin, the Institute’s Education & Society and Ascend programs hosted a digital event on how issues of racial justice play out in our school systems. Watch Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers; Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller; and Customer Service Supervisor/Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Dermalogica, Learning Program Content Consultant at Cell-Ed, and Ascend PSP Parent Advisor Waukecha Wilkerson discuss how to create lasting social change both in and outside of the classroom as the new school season begins.