James White
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Dear Friends and Colleagues, Ascend at the Aspen Institute is outraged and deeply saddened by the tragic shooting in Atlanta, GA that took the...
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Four outstanding organizations and partnerships have been selected to receive flexible grant funding to accelerate their work moving children and fami...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made more evident than ever the need to transform policies, practice, and systems to build upon the inherent resilience of f...
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Ascend is honored that our Executive Director Anne Mosle has been named to the Holding Co.’s CARE 100 List, a first-of-its-kind list of the people d...
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Several cities, states, and municipalities across the US now use the second Monday in October to honor and celebrate Native American history, cultures...
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This interview is part of the Aspen Institute’s In Focus: Equity in Education multimedia series. Parents across the nation face the impossible choic...