Policy by the People Agenda Summary of federal policy action this past month and a look-ahead to the next few weeks/month I: Secretary Cardona’s Back to School Tour: On September 5th, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona started his 2023 Back to School Bus Tour, visiting schools in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The goal of […]
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Policy by the People Agenda Summary of federal policy action this past month and a look-ahead to the next few weeks/month I: What Borrowers Should Know as Student Loan Payments Restart: The student loan pause that began in March 2020 is set to end in August. Student loan forgiveness repayments are expected to resume after
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Policy by the People Agenda Summary of federal policy action this past month and a look-ahead to the next few weeks/month I: Supreme Court Strikes Down President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program: The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 6-3 ruling agreed to strike down the student loan forgiveness program. The court upheld
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Pictured above: Youth and adults from IEL’s Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) pose in front of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial during the 2023 RAMP Annual Meeting. 33 years ago today, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. This legislation enabled people that were, and still are, categorically discriminated against,
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June 29, 2023 The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is deeply concerned about the recent decision by the Supreme Court to strike down affirmative action in college admissions. This ruling undermines decades of progress in promoting equal educational opportunities and will undoubtedly exacerbate the existing disparities faced by Black learners and other historically disenfranchised minority
Policy by the People Agenda Summary of federal policy action this past month and a look-ahead to the next few weeks/month U.S. Department of Education announces $95 million in awards to support student wellness and mental health: On May 15th, the Biden-Harris Administration announced it awarded over $95 million across 35 states to continue supporting
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May 3rd & 4th, 2023 | Site Visit – San Francisco Beacon Initiative (SFBI) IEL staff went on their first site visit in partnership with SFBI. RAMP is implemented by George Washington High School. On this site-visit the team learned how the program is integrated within the school system including school staff as mentors (outside
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Since the start of the new legislative session in January, 17 states and the District of Columbia have introduced a total of 45 bills in support of Full-Service Community Schools. These bills, including a number with bipartisan support, will expand access to funding through the establishment of grants or appropriate funds to implement Full-Service Community
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Policy by the People Agenda Summary of federal policy action this past month and a look-ahead to the next few weeks/month Secretary Cardona Testifies before House Appropriations LHHSEd Subcommittee: On April 18th, Secretary Cardon provided testimony on President Biden’s $90 billion budget request for the U.S. Department of Education in FY24, a $10.8 billion dollar
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Policy by the People Agenda Summary of federal policy action this past month and a look-ahead to the next few weeks/month U.S. Department of Education Proposes Changes to Title IX Regulations for Student Athletes: On April 6th, the U.S. Department of Education released a notice of rulemaking on athletic eligibility under Title IX for transgender
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