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Are you at SOCAP Global this week? Don't miss the kick-off session of the Learning & Capital track, "Curation Council's Opening Panel," featuring our very own Judith L. Goldstein. She and her fellow panelists will discuss what it means to invest for systems change in the educational space. Featuring: - Monika Bauerlein, Center for Investigative Reporting, Inc. (Moderator) - Judy Goldstein, ASA - Sandeep A., Kaizenvest - Matt Greenfield, Rethink Education #SOCAP24 Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dJHGUO

Springpod, a provider of virtual work-based learning opportunities for young people, has secured a $2.5 million strategic investment from ASA. This investment will support Springpod's expansion to the U.S. and its new localized content to help American learners to develop essential skills for today's workforce. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4e3cRdR

It's the first day of #SOCAP24! Join our very own Rilwan M. Meeran at this year's SOCAP Global as he moderates a panel discussion and Q&A on why impact investors are opting to invest in #careerreadiness startups and companies with diverse leadership. Featuring: - Rilwan Meeran, ASA (Moderator) - Matt Greenfield, ReThink Capital - Allison Baum Gates, SemperVirens Venture Capital - Carolyn Ezelino, Sonen Capital LLC - Mark Grovic, New Markets Venture Partners Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dJHGUO

At Open Campus, we're driven by this thought: People need local, trusted, and independent information about colleges in their own communities. This year, in addition to our journalism, we wanted to understand more about how people learn about their options after high school. With grant support from the Carnegie Corporation of New York and American Student Assistance, we hired people in Chicago and Houston to talk with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues. These local ambassadors conducted 200 conversations, reaching people who often get overlooked. Our featured speakers include Stephanie Quintana, a recent graduate from University of Illinois Chicago; Jessica Barrera, a student at The University of Texas at Austin; Juliet Stipeche, executive director of the Gulf Coast Workforce Board; and Dominique McKoy, from the To&Through Project at University of Illinois Chicago. Join us on November 12 to explore findings from our community listening in Houston and Chicago about the challenges Americans face in getting trusted, local, and independent information regarding their career and college options.

Tune in to this episode of the One Question Podcast, to hear our CEO and President, Jean Eddy and co-host Michael Horn sit down with actress and founder of Hairiette of Harlem, Tanya Wright, Ed.M, to ask her about what she says when middle and high schoolers ask her for career advice. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/egkhXnyV

CAPS Network teamed up with ASA and Jobs for the Future (JFF) to offer a hands-on learning experience that would allow high schoolers to explore the product management field while directly contributing to the development of a digital career exploration and readiness tool the ASA Center for Career Navigation at JFF is working on. Learn more:

If you're a seasoned senior program manager looking to make a difference in the K-12 #EdTech space, ASA is looking for a Senior Director of Program Management to join our team! If you've got an innovative streak and a penchant for guiding and advising multiple workstreams across an organization, apply today: https://bit.ly/4el9eAT

Tune in to the Authors and Innovators livestream at 6:05pm to catch ASA President and CEO Jean Eddy speak on a panel titled "Work Worth Doing!" Catch the livestream here: https://lnkd.in/e9zxaERs

What is the "right" age for young people to complete an #internship? We so often associate these kinds of hands-on experiences with college students, but our research at American Student Assistance signals a clear value proposition—and need—for internships at the #highschool level. ASA's own SVP of Advocacy and Corporate Social Responsibility, Julie Lammers, recently sat down with Essence to discuss why this is so important for both students and employers alike.

Are you going to SOCAP Global? You won't want to miss "Transforming Workforce Readiness through Entrepreneurial Education," where speakers J.D. LaRock, J.D., Ed.D. of Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) and Yetta Lewis from Gestalt Community Schools will discuss the importance of entrepreneurial education for young people and how it integrates financial literacy. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dJHGUO #SOCAP24