Mia Perry, Author at Institute for Educational Leadership

A group of RAMP youth, family members, mentors, and program staff pose in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

IEL Expands Career-Focused Mentoring Model for Youth with Disabilities

Seven years ago, IEL created a stem- and career-focused mentoring model for transition-age youth with disabilities involved or at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system. Funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, IEL’s Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) was recently awarded its fifth RAMP grant, this one for $3 million. These […]

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IELconnects X-Boundaries: Community schools students study geography with community mentors.

IEL Pens Brookings Report on Community Schools

Leading Across Boundaries / Mia Perry

Reuben Jacobson, deputy director of IEL’s Coalition for Community Schools, recently published a report with Brookings. He emphasizes that the institutions of a neighborhood are vital to its health and economic strength, and public schools are one of the most important shared institutions. They function not only as centers for providing education but also as

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A group of RAMP youth, mentors, family members, and program staff pose in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.

IEL Receives $3M to Expand Mentoring Model

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

The Department of Justice awarded IEL $3 million to continue and expand the Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program, its career-focused mentoring model for youth with disabilities involved or at risk of becoming involved in the juvenile justice system.

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Family and community engagement professionals interact at the D.C. Learning Lab

Learning Lab Connects Local and Federal FCE Professionals

Events, Federal Government, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

This spirit of shared learning and best practices was reflected in IEL’s gathering of over 80 leaders from 27 districts and 17 state departments of education to discuss family and community engagement.

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The. U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C.

Dept. of Ed. to Live Stream IEL Event on Family & Community Engagement

Events, Federal Government, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

On October 24, IEL will convene Learning Lab in Washington, D.C. on Family & Community Engagement at 9:00 a.m. EST. The U.S. Department of Education will live stream the event online.

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A group of participants from Right Turn's annual meeting in October 2016 pose for a group picture in from of the newly opened Smithsonian's National Museum for African American Art, History, and Culture

IEL Wraps Up 3-Year Juvenile Justice Program with Excellent Results

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

From October 11 – 13, IEL convened the last annual meeting of the first five sites of its Right Turn Career-Focused Transition Initiative (Right Turn). After three years pioneering the program, administrators, staff, mentors, and youth from each site gathered in Washington, D.C. to celebrate their success and reflect on the impact it has had on

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The 2016 graduating class of IEL's DC Advocacy Partners program.

DC Advocacy Partners Celebrates Graduating 5th Class

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

On September 17, IEL celebrated the fifth graduation of the DC Advocacy Partners program. DC Advocacy Partners (DCAP) is a nine-month leadership and advocacy training program designed for self-advocates and family members of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and professionals working with people with disabilities. DCAP’s goal is to empower a core group of

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A group of youth from Right Turn Lansing at Peckham, Inc. participate in a restorative justice service learning project in their community.

IEL, Youth, and Communities to Create #UnityWeekend

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

From September 16 – 18, 2016, youth from several IEL-created programs will share positive social media messages and host community events to provide safe spaces, address recent violence, and share creative solutions to strengthen communities.

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A 6x3 grid of headshots of the inaugural class of California's Education Policy Fellowship Program

California Education Policy Fellowship Program Begins Inaugural Year

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

The California site of IEL’s Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), a professional development initiative for leaders in education policy, selected its inaugural Fellows for 2016-17.

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A young woman holds up three hundred-dollar bills in one hand and a calculator with three dollar signs displayed in the other hand. She stands in front of a chalkboard with the words "student loans" and many symbols, calculations, and other text.

New Resources Help Youth Build Financial Skills

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Resources / Mia Perry

The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth recently released two new briefs to improve youth financial capability. One brief focuses on what families can do and the other brief is targeted directly to young people.

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