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2. Making the Case: Solving the Student Debt Crisis
- Author:
- Tim Shaw and Kiese Hansen
- Publication Date:
- 03-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- For people across the United States, student loan debt is a growing portion of the household balance sheet. More than 40 million Americans have outstanding student loan balances. In 2019, the total amount of student debt owed surpassed $1.5 trillion, now the largest source of non-mortgage debt.
- Topic:
- Debt, Education, Students, and Student Loans
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America
3. Recovery and Renewal: Principles for Advancing Public Education Post-Crisis
- Author:
- Education and Society Program
- Publication Date:
- 05-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- The coronavirus pandemic has upended the school year for 50 million American students, and revealed the best and worst of public education: the best in terms of the heroic response by so many educators, support staff, students, and parents; the worst in terms of the intense light shone upon inequities that plague our system. As policymakers and education leaders plan to re-open buildings for school year 2020-21, they face important questions about how to capitalize on our strengths and finally deal with our weaknesses. We must be clear-eyed that inequity outside of school — like food insecurity, the digital divide, and the uneven experience of stress and trauma — is replicated and exacerbated by pervasive inequity inside of school. Going back to the status quo ante would leave many students and communities without what they need educationally. Therefore, the nation’s response to the pandemic must re-open schools and renew the promise of public education as an engine of opportunity. In this paper, the Institute’s Education & Society Program proposes five principles to guide recovery and renewal
- Topic:
- Education, Recovery, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America
4. Supporting Students to be Independent Learners: State and District Actions for the Pandemic Era
- Author:
- Education and Society Program
- Publication Date:
- 06-2020
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- In May 2020, the Aspen Institute Education & Society Program shared ten recommended state actions for Fostering Connectedness in the Pandemic Era that were developed with a diverse group of education leaders. The pandemic and resulting closure of school buildings have revealed the deep inequities that already existed in many schools, and connectedness is one of those gaps. Data from school climate surveys demonstrates that students of color, English-learners, and students from low-income families do not feel safe at school, in part because they do not have the kind of caring, trusted relationships that create belonging – and in part because they do not feel challenged with meaningful, rigorous work. With this in mind, and as a complement to the initial recommendations to advance social, emotional, and academic development, we turned to another diverse set of leaders for actionable insights focused on culturally and linguistically responsive education.
- Topic:
- Development, Education, Public Health, Pandemic, and COVID-19
- Political Geography:
- North America and United States of America
5. The Grand Opportunity: Creating Community, Equity and Innovation with Houston Public Libraries
- Author:
- Amy Garmer
- Publication Date:
- 05-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Thirty library, government, nonprofit, and business leaders convened at the historic Julia Ideson Library Building in Houston in November 2017 to explore opportunities for working more closely and more intentionally with Houston’s public libraries. The Houston Dialogue on Public Libraries highlighted the changing role of libraries in response to educational, economic, social, and technological changes in society and explored strategies for leveraging the resources and expertise of the Houston Public Library system to address critical needs for recovery and rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
- Topic:
- Education, Innovation, Community, and Libraries
- Political Geography:
- North America, Texas, United States of America, and Houston
6. Beyond Connectivity: How California Libraries Can Leverage Bandwidth to Advance Community Goals
- Author:
- John Horrigan
- Publication Date:
- 06-2019
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Written by John Horrigan, this report unveils a set of opportunities and recommendations for strengthening local innovation and resetting community expectations, using public libraries and their gigabit-plus broadband capacity as a fulcrum. With a focus on California Public libraries, the report suggests how library broadband can be used to address statewide goals for universal pre-kindergarten, youth learning and engagement, and civic participation especially with regards to the 2020 Census and elections.
- Topic:
- Education, Infrastructure, Internet, Community, and Libraries
- Political Geography:
- United States, California, and North America
7. The Future of Work: What It Means for Individuals, Businesses, Markets and Governments
- Author:
- David Bollier
- Publication Date:
- 03-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Over the course of the past generation, but especially since the World Wide Web emerged in 1994, digital technologies have been transforming the nature of work, the architectures of markets and the inner dynamics of organizations. They have also been altering the global economy and national cultures, which in turn is forcing governments to change how they build infrastructure, meet social needs and provide services.
- Topic:
- Economics, Education, Globalization, Government, International Trade and Finance, and Science and Technology
8. Government Transparency: Six Strategies for More Open and Participatory Government
- Author:
- Jon Gant and Nicol Turner-Lee
- Publication Date:
- 03-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- Over the last several decades, local, state and federal government entities in the United States have steadily moved toward more openness and transparency.By definition, openness and transparency allow stakeholders to gather information that may be critical to their interests and offer channels of communication between stakeholders and elected officials. Aided by legislative mandates and public policy decisions, most government entities are now required to make a minimum amount of information available to citizens, operate in the “sunlight” and not behind closed doors, and actively engage citizens in the policy-making process.
- Topic:
- Corruption, Education, Government, and Science and Technology
- Political Geography:
- United States and America
9. Minds on Fire: Enhancing India's Knowledge Workforce
- Author:
- Richard P. Adler
- Publication Date:
- 02-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Aspen Institute
- Abstract:
- India's economy continues to grow at a remarkable pace. The country's gross domestic product (GDP) has been expanding an average of nearly 8 percent per year since 2002. In the fiscal year ending March 2007, India's economy grew at 9.4 percent. This performance means that the Indian economy met its own national five-year growth goal for the first time since the first five-year plan was issued by the government in 1950. At its current rate of growth, India will become a trillion-dollar economy by 2007–2008 and will overtake South Korea to become Asia's third-largest economy, after China and Japan.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, Education, and Science and Technology
- Political Geography:
- Japan, India, Asia, and South Korea