Justin Howell
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Image caption: Ascend Fellows at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama in 2018. Pictured left to right: Ann Kalass, Darius Tandon, Kirsten Lodal,...
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For many of us with young children at home, the pandemic hasn’t just disrupted our lives — it’s turned them upside down, erasing the boundaries ...
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David Croom and our Postsecondary Success for Parents partners were featured in NPR discussing the opportunities for colleges and universities to...
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Think of how much our families evolve in 10 years. A seven-year-old will move from second-grade spelling tests to walking down the hallways of their d...
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Melanie Bridgeforth was featured in Alabama NewsCenter for her work to boldly advance equity through statewide policy wins for women & their ...
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Poverty is the result of poor policy choices. These choices reflect our national values and decide who deserves access to opportunity to achieve their...