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Impact of AmeriCorps Cuts on Aspire
Who is Aspire? Aspire Afterschool Learning is a nonprofit in Arlington, Virginia that provides comprehensive no-cost afterschool and summer learning programming to historically underserved 3rd-8th…
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Statement on AmeriCorps Funding Cuts
Over the weekend, DOGE cut $400M (41%) of all AmeriCorps programs for the current year, impacting 1,000+ organizations and over 30,000 AmeriCorps members. Unfortunately, these…
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A Day Dedicated to Education
Written by Paula Fynboh, Executive Director The “opportunity gap” is such a big topic. Many reports and books have been written about it, and yet…
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Follow the Sun
Written by Chelsea Whitt, Aspire AmeriCorps Member I admit that the past several weeks as a teacher have been difficult. There have been days where…
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Aspire’s 2024-2025 Mid-Year Results
Aspire is celebrating our 30th anniversary this year, as well as finishing the last year of our current three-year strategic plan (July 2022-June 2025). Halfway…
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Lessons and Growth in Class Two
Written by Celia Chadwick, Aspire AmeriCorps Member Some of my favorite things about teaching are watching the kids improve their reading (this is priceless), bond…
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