Mia Perry, Author at Institute for Educational Leadership

Three women working collaboratively during a leadership exchange event.

Leadership Institute: Breathe Joy & Justice in School & Community Leadership

IEL and East Carolina University are launching an annual summer Leadership Learning Exchange. The first Learning Exchange, Breathe Joy and Justice into School and Community Leadership, will be in Greenville, N. Car. from July 19-23. Using diverse learning platforms and rich leadership support approaches, the event will provide an intense professional learning experience for teams […]

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Leadership Profile: Maurice Sykes

Preparing Leaders / Mia Perry

Maurice Sykes (DC EPFP ’78-79), director of the Early Childhood Leadership institute at the University of the District of Columbia, is an IEL Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) alumnus. Sykes recently shared his EPFP experience, saying, “EPFP was the most powerful professional development I had in my career… We had a broad range of opportunities

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Halperin Memorial Lecture & Youth Award

Leading Across Boundaries / Mia Perry

IEL and the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) hosted the inaugural Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award. The lecture and award serve as a tribute to Halperin, a former IEL president and AYPF founder, who dedicated his career to advancing education, workforce, and youth policy. This year, the Ford Foundation’s Hilary Pennington was

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National Family and Community Engagement Conference participants applaud during a plenary session.

National FCE Conference June 22-24 in Chicago

Leading Across Boundaries / Mia Perry

IEL is convening the 2nd National Family & Community Engagement Conference—Shaping Our Future by Leading Together: Families, Schools, and Communities—in Chicago from June 22-24. The conference will lift up the work taking place across Chicago and Illinois. While honoring local and regional work, this year’s conference will examine other innovative initiatives across the country through

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Four Leadership for Student Learning Covers: "Reinventing the Principalship," "Redefining the Teacher as Leader," "Recognizing the State's Role in Education," and "Urban School Leadership: Different in Kind and Degree"

From the Archive: Leadership for Student Learning

Leading Across Boundaries / Mia Perry

In 2000 and 2001, as part of our School Leadership for the 21st Century work, IEL released the Leadership for Student Learning series, raising awareness about crises facing education leaders. Topics included “Reinventing the Principalship,” “Redefining the Teacher as Leader,” “Recognizing the State’s Role in Education,” and “Urban School Leadership.” Although the series is now

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A group of youth and mentors from IEL's career-focused Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program for youth with disabilities stands on the steps of the U.S. Capitol.

IEL Collecting Stories from ADA Generation

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), IEL is collecting stories from youth and young adults with disabilities who came of age under the ADA and their allies.

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A griot in Mali shares a story with a group of women in the community. Photo by Emilia Tjernstrom via Creative Commons

IEL Releases Community Story-Mapping Guide

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, Resources / Mia Perry

In conjuction with Duquesne University’s UCEA Center for Educational Leadership and Social Justice, IEL just released a new guide, “Community Story-Mapping: The Pedagogy of the Griot.”

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Meade Fellow César A. Cruz appears on the Meredith Viera show.

IEL, Harvard Announce 2015 Meade Fellows

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

IEL and the Harvard Graduate School of Education recently announced the 2015 Meade Fellows: César A. Cruz and Maleka Donaldson Gramling, both HGSE doctoral candidates.

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A young woman in business attire prepares to start an internship.

USDOL Issues Guidance on WIOA Youth Transition

Federal Government, Policy/Legislation / Mia Perry

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration just released official guidance for states, local areas, and youth service providers for implementing the new Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) youth activities.

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5 IEL Leaders Honored by Education Week as 'Leaders to Learn From'

5 IEL-Connected Professionals Honored as Leaders to Learn From

IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

Five of the 16 Education Week Leaders to Learn From are connected to the IEL network. According to Education Week, these leaders “are tackling some of the most pressing challenges in K-12 education.”

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