Stories featuring Johnson-Peterkin Yolanda

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‘1 in 5’ Season 2, Bonus Episode 2: LIVE from Aspen: Meeting Student Parents Where They Dream
An episode of firsts! Our first live episode recorded at the inaugural Ascend Parent Advisor Convening in Aspen, CO in front of an audience of student...
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Aspen Postsecondary Success for ParentsOctober 27, 2023
Group photo of Ascend Parent Advisors standing outside in Aspen, Colorado with their arms outstretched upward.
Pando: Connection, Commitment, and Growth Among Ascend Parent Advisors
Snapshots from the 2023 Ascend Parent Advisor Convening in Aspen, Colorado.
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Aspen Postsecondary Success for ParentsOctober 2, 2023
Photo of Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin.
‘1 in 5’ Season 2 Episode 5: Meet Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin
Yolanda Johnson-Peterkin was taught to always take care of those around her, but didn’t always see education as a way of doing so After dropping out...
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Aspen Postsecondary Success for ParentsDecember 1, 2022
Student Parent Podcast “1 in 5” Returns for Second Season
Today, Ascend at the Aspen Institute (Ascend) released the second season of “1 in 5,” its highly rated podcast that explores the multifaceted live...
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Press ReleasesDecember 1, 2022
Great Quotes on Slaying Poverty
We are so grateful to all of the people who offered so much wisdom over the course of our two days together for the Aspen Forum on Children and Famili...
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BlogFebruary 28, 2019