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.
IEL Receives $3M to Expand Mentoring Model Read More »
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.
Learning Lab Connects Local and Federal FCE Professionals Read More »
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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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
IEL Wraps Up 3-Year Juvenile Justice Program with Excellent Results Read More »
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
DC Advocacy Partners Celebrates Graduating 5th Class Read More »
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.
IEL, Youth, and Communities to Create #UnityWeekend Read More »
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.
California Education Policy Fellowship Program Begins Inaugural Year Read More »
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.
New Resources Help Youth Build Financial Skills Read More »
IEL’s Dr. Reuben Jacobson, deputy director of the Coalition for Community Schools, recently wrote a chapter in an important new book, Learning from the Federal Market-Based Reforms: Lessons for the Every Student Succeeds Act. The volume contains chapters by widely respected education researchers that address topics such as accountability, school choice, segregated schools, equity in
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IEL mourns the tragic events that occurred this summer. We mourn Alton Sterling (Baton Rouge, La.) and Philando Castile (Falcon Heights, Minn.), whose lives were tragically cut short during encounters with police. Deaths like these are too common in our communities. We mourn the murder of Officers Smith, Ahrens, Krol, Zamarripa, and Thompson in Dallas.
IEL Addresses Rising Racial Divides And Tragic Violence Read More »