Today the New York Times published IEL’s letter to the editor regarding New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s recent investment in the community schools strategy.
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IEL’s Coalition for Community Schools and its partners are co-sponsoring a free institute entitled “Sustaining High-Impact School-Community Partnerships” in Baltimore, Maryland.
IEL and Partners to Host Institute on School-Community Partnerships Read More »
As part of National Bullying Prevention Month, the U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued guidance to schools, reminding them that bullying is wrong and must not be tolerated.
U.S. Department of Education Issues Anti-Bullying Guidance Read More »
During the month of October, IEL and its National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) are celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).
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Christa Rowland has been so helpful over the past 2 months since I became the Community School Director for United Way of Northern Utah. Her insight and expertise on the intricacies of managing relationships in school districts, United Way organizations, community partner organizations have been stellar! She knows and anticipates the potential log jams and helps
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The U.S. Department of Education today announced the nine awardees of the 2014 Full Service Community Schools grants out of a pool of 147 applications.
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A new report finds that U.S. employers are attuned to the needs of employees with disabilities when it comes to readjusting tasks when needed but largely lack concerted efforts to attract and hire these employees.
Employers Attuned to Disability Needs, Need Work on Hiring Read More »
The U.S. Department of Education, through its Office for Civil Rights (OCR), released guidance in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter to ensure that students have equal access to educational resources.
New Resource Equity Guidance from U.S. Dept. of Education Read More »
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy awarded IEL $1M for the National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth).
DOL Awards IEL $1M for Youth with Disabilities TA Center Read More »
As I am meeting with [my] team members I am receiving feedback about how much meeting with [the Coalition for Community Schools team] clarified the path forward for us, solidified the meaning of this work, and the connections to the wider world. For me, the conversations, you sharing more about your work, who you are,
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