Mia Calys

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IEL Staff Contributes to New Book on Education Reform

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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 Addresses Rising Racial Divides And Tragic Violence

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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.

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Strengthening Postsecondary Education Attainment in Appalachia

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In July, the IEL-based Appalachian Higher Education Network (AHEN) held its annual conference with the theme “Family. Institution. Community. Self.” These are the four pillars of student success as developed by Dr. Aaron Thompson, interim president of Kentucky State University and keynote speaker at the event. AHEN is supported by the work of three mentors:

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How Colleges Can Develop Students’ Personal Competencies

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Many students, including students with disabilities, enter postsecondary education lacking the personal skills, knowledge, and attributes they need to achieve their education and career goals. To increase student retention, completion, and career readiness, postsecondary institutions need to include youth development and leadership opportunities that help students build personal competencies. The new guide by the IEL-led

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D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Build Skills and Networks

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In July, 14 youth service professionals graduated from the D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Academy (YWLA), a 10-month professional development program co-led by IEL and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates. YWLA develops competencies and creates a peer learning community for staff from organizations that provide workforce development services to D.C. youth ages 16 to 24,

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Preparing: Breathe Joy and Justice into School and Community Leadership

Breathing Joy & Justice into School & Community Leadership

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From July 17-21, IEL and East Carolina University hosted the 2016 Summer Leadership Learning Exchange in Greenville, NC. Leadership learning exchanges are one of the offerings under IEL’s Leaders for Today and Tomorrow (LT2) initiative.  Roughly 75 participants were part of this year’s summer learning exchange, including teams of district administrators, principals and assistant principals,

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Owning Our Movement, Maximizing Our Impact for Family & Community Engagement

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This June, IEL hosted the annual National Family and Community Engagement Conference in Pittsburgh. With over 1,200 participants from all 50 states, the event lived up to its theme, “Owning Our Movement, Maximizing Our Impact.” It was the IEL’s highest attended family and community engagement event to date. The impressive growth speaks to the mounting

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