IEL's work focuses on three pillars required for young people and their communities to succeed.
Connecting Families, Schools, and Communities
IEL strives to involve the broader community with public education to support the learning and development of young people. This means helping bring families, schools, and community resources together as partners for the common good.
IEL's work focuses on three pillars required for young people and their communities to succeed.
Building Pathways to Adulthood
IEL improves the capacity of policymakers, program administrators, and youth service professionals in the education and workforce development systems to provide comprehensive, coordinated services to all youth and create high-quality, individualized pathways to adulthood.
IEL's work focuses on three pillars required for young people and their communities to succeed.
Preparing Leaders
IEL prepares generations of youth, community, and professional leaders to work across institutional boundaries to improve policy, practice, and partnerships at the local, state, and national levels.
Mark Kabban, a 2018 Meade Fellow, met with education and policy influencers during a week-long visit to Washington, D.C. The fellowship provided him with an opportunity to meet with organizations working on immigrant and refugee issues.
IEL's president Johan E. Uvin published an article in the Council on Adult Basic Education Journal's recent special edition, Featuring Career Pathways.
The 2018 Meade Fellow Lance Huffman shares his thoughts on the future of teacher unions following the recent Supreme court decision in the labor law case, Janus v. America Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.
In June, IEL delivered a four-day training on case management and career development of youth with disabilities in Canada.
