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IEL works with leaders to eliminate systemic barriers in education and workforce development.
Prepare
Prepare
We prepare leaders of all ages, stages, and contexts who can work effectively across sectors. IEL leaders are champions of equity in their communities, states, and the nation.
Support
Support
We implement improved and inclusive decision-making processes, systems, and practices that ensure that all voices—particularly those of marginalized groups—are elevated and heard.
Mobilize
Mobilize
We disrupt the status quo by boldly identifying and mobilizing leaders to foster equity and address injustices and systems that perpetuate discrimination.
We cultivate racial healing and justice, disability inclusion, and economic equity in over 400 communities. We catalyze community-driven leadership across our education, health, and employment systems inspiring equitable futures for youth and families.
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DC EPFP ALUMNA DRAWS ON POWER OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO PROMOTE EDUCATION EQUITY
Growing up in the Deep South, DC Education Policy Fellowship Program Alumna Raven DeRamus-Byers credits her tight-knit community for helping her become the education and equity policy professional she is today.
Opinion: Showering School Districts With Money Means Nothing If We Aren’t Engaging Communities
Despite billions of dollars allocated in federal aid to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of challenges persist that have hindered progress in reading and math for elementary and middle-school students.
IEL Builds On Over 3 Decades Of Advocacy To Support People And Youth With Disabilities
IEL builds on the legacy of the ADA to ensure that people with disabilities can fully participate in all areas of life, including jobs, schools, transportation and beyond.
Because of [IEL’s] Project I4, our students are being educated by like-minded educators who are committed to equity for all, 100% of the time.
Jennifer, North Carolina