Last week I was working on finalizing a contract agreement when, I heard voices and cars honking. I got up, walked to the corner window of my office and I saw a group of young students gathered around the intersection holding up signs and cheering each other on in protest of the lack of significant […]
Hands without Guns: A Statement by Johan Uvin Against Gun Violence Read More »
Jobs for the Future’s Lucretia Murphy shares her reflections as a participant on the latest IEL Civil Rights Bus Tour.
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The IEL-coordinated Appalachian Higher Education Network released a report that tells the story of collaboration between education and workforce development institutions in Appalachia.
Postsecondary Partnerships Open Doors & Change Futures in Appalachia Read More »
What School Leaders Need to Know, a new policy brief just issued by IEL, provides important information about the changing legal landscape affecting the preparation of youth with disabilities for work.
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One year into his time as president of IEL, Johan E. Uvin reflects on 2017 and shares his intentions for the upcoming year and beyond. “…We are filled with hope and confidence that in 2018 we will make significant improvements in our ability to positively impact the individuals and families in our programs, the communities,
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IEL’s Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) is a featured grantee of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Since 2009, RAMP has provided career-focused mentoring to over 2,500 youth with disabilities in 20 communities across the country. In the first seven years, participants achieved these results: 96% stayed in
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The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth (NCWD/Youth) released a video about the National Youth Action Council on Transition (YouthACT). In the video, youth and adults representing the three cohorts who have partnered through the YouthACT initiative share their hopes for youth, their accomplishments, and their perspectives on working together. YouthACT is
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“Learning matters when it is personal and when students have an opportunity to use or share what they are learning and what they know,” wrote IEL senior fellow and former president Martin J. Blank in two blogs about the teaching of Judy Ellsesser and Cyndy Hykes at South Webster High School, in South Webster, Ohio.
Student-Led Learning and Solutions to Opioid Crisis in the Community Read More »
The Learning Policy Institute and the National Education Policy Center recently released a report, Community Schools as an Effective School Improvement Strategy: A Review of the Evidence. The report concludes that well-implemented community schools lead to improvement in student and school outcomes and contribute to meeting the educational needs of low-achieving students in high-poverty schools.READ
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In December, IEL had the opportunity to speak with Bridget Murphy and Tami Love from the Logan Square Neighborhood Association (LSNA) about its Parent Mentor Program. This nationally recognized program is a wonderful example of how one community-based organization took a grassroots approach to embed itself within Chicago Public Schools and the state of Illinois,
Logan Square Neighborhood Association: Parent Mentor Program Read More »