Mia Perry, Author at Institute for Educational Leadership

An Open Letter from IEL’s New President, Johan E. Uvin

In this changing political climate, IEL’s new president, Johan E. Uvin, shares his thoughts on the future direction of IEL and how we can position ourselves to address the challenges of today and tomorrow. Some solutions include ever-increasing support of equity, investment in collaborative leadership development, continue to strengthen our work with schools and workforce […]

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Marty Blank listens to a speech during his retirement reception.

Marty Blank Reflects on His Time as IEL’s President

Leading Across Boundaries / Mia Perry

I am grateful for the more than 30 years that I have been at IEL, the last eight, as president. Connecting leaders from grassroots to grass tops has always driven my work. It’s a principle that is even more important in this era of the “devolution revolution,” with the federal government reducing its commitment to

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Now is the Time to Continue to Invest in our Young People

Federal Government, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

IEL expresses deep concern about the impact President Trump’s proposed FY 2018 budget would have on the young people, families, and communities supported by IEL’s work.

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Meade Fellow Explores Interdependence of Education, Health & Housing

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

IEL and the Harvard Graduate School of Education announce the 2017 Meade Fellow: Laura Burgos. The fellowship is an opportunity to come to Washington and meet with key education leaders.

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IEL Celebrates National Mentoring Month

Building Pathways to Adulthood / Mia Perry

In January, IEL’s Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP), and Right Turn Career-Focused Initiative joined youth and programs around the country in celebrating National Mentoring Month. Youth engaged in relationship-building activities, including game nights, career tours, and movie nights (shout-out to those who saw Hidden Figures and met a female NASA scientist who knew the

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Community Schools Promote Culture of Health

Connecting Families, Schools, & Communities / Mia Perry

Sometimes you need to see strong healthy living partnerships in action. IEL’s Coalition for Community Schools recently organized site visits for members of its Community Schools Leadership Network. Participants visited two Bay Area community schools to see how their partnerships focused on physical and mental health have positive impacts on students. These schools were Cherryland

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From the Archives: Crossing the Boundaries Between Health and Education

Leading Across Boundaries / Mia Perry

Recent growth of a “culture of health” has included the principle that health is influenced by complex factors that must be addressed by collaborating systems. More than 25 years ago, IEL and the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality supported the National Health/Education Consortium, a group that advanced cross-boundary community health solutions and the notion that

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Civil Rights Bus Tour Brings History’s Lessons To The Present

Preparing Leaders / Mia Perry

Seeking insight into some of the most challenging questions on race and equity still left unanswered in America, a bus full of community college faculty and education leaders, including Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) participants, embarked on a civil rights bus tour in late November. Their journey took them to historic civil rights movement sites

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Program Spotlight: EPFP Develops Cross-Boundary Leaders

Preparing Leaders / Mia Perry

Transformative, visionary, inspiring, life-changing, empowering: Words that IEL’s Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) alumni use to describe their EPFP experience, whether they were in the program last year or fifty years ago. EPFP focuses on three pillars: policy, leadership, and networking. This approach invites leaders learn from each other across systems. EPFP has graduated over

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A female elementary student works on her studies at a community school.

Coalition for Community Schools Aligns Networks to Amplify Reach

Connecting Families, Schools, & Communities / Mia Perry

IEL’s Coalition for Community Schools is working in conjunction with Communities in Schools and StriveTogether to leverage our national networks to better enable every student to thrive. This growing partnership will help us align our assets and expertise across networks, school districts, and communities. We are better together when we coordinate efforts to support children

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