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Welcome! The Aspen Institute Workforce Strategies Initiative (WSI) is a national organization that works to identify and promote strategies that help low-income...
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In The News
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05/13/2013
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America’s Invisible Poor... -
04/24/2013
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04/17/2013
America's Miserly Minimum Wage Needs an Upgrade...
What's New
Discussion on Child Care Quality, Access, and Jobs, May 9th
On May 9th, the Aspen Institute’s Economic Opportunities Program hosted a discussion called “Leaning in with Child Care: A Discussion on Childcare Jobs and the...
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Report on Helping Adult Learners Now Available
In this new report from AspenWSI, we discuss the numerous challenges adult learners face as they attempt to enter community college, persist to completing a certificate...
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Upcoming Events
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A Discussion on Child Care Jobs and the Need for Quality, Affordable Care
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Featured Resource
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Raising the Minimum Wage: A Different Approach to the Jobs Problem
On March 15th, the Aspen...
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AspenWSI’s video library includes roundtable discussions, short films and video clips. Working in America Videos ... [+]
AspenWSI uses webinars to distribute research findings and promote dialogue among the workforce development field. ... [+]
In the course of our research work, AspenWSI identifies areas where sector leaders could benefit from tools to ... [+]
What is sectoral employment development? A sectoral employment development strategy—or a “sector strategy” to use ... [+]

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