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  Developing and Supporting Leaders

  In education and related fields to grow and refine their capacity to work together across institutional boundaries, increase their professional and policy knowledge base, and expand their networks of support.

  The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth has selected three sites for the Youth Service Professionals’ Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Professional Development Demonstration and Evaluation. The sites include the Baltimore City Mayor’s Office of Employment Development (MOED), Youth Services Division; City of Los Angeles Economic and Workforce Development Department; and New York State Department of Labor.

  Read the press release.

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  Strengthening School-Family-Community Connections

  To help schools and other key stakeholders build deep, intentional partnerships that achieve better results for every youngster, from early childhood to young adulthood.

  Join the Coalition for Community Schools for the 2014 National Forum: Community Schools – The Engine of Change. Community schools, with their deep and sustained partnerships, are the “engine” that will prepare our young people to succeed. The Forum is preceded by the District Leadership Network on Family & Community Engagement's National Family Engagement Conference - Engaging Families & Expanding Opportunities: Partnership. Leadership. Inclusion.

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  Improving Policies and Systems for Children and Youth

  By conducting, synthesizing, and sharing relevant research; providing tools and technical assistance; and working to develop a comprehensive continuum of services for young people.

  The FY 2014 omnibus-the federal spending package to fund the remainder of FY 2014-was recently approved and contains big wins for programs aligned with IEL’s work. Several of these programs received a significant boost of funding: Head Start, Career and Technical Education, Workforce Investment, and others. One program, Full-Service Community Schools, was restored at $10 million after a hiatus of funding since FY 2010. Review our press release for more information and what these wins mean for IEL’s work.

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