As 2025 draws to a close, we reflect on another year of progress, resilience, and impact at the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL). Together, we have continued to champion equitable education systems and uplift youth, families, and communities nationwide. Your support has been integral to our mission. I’m excited to share highlights from the past […]
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What’s Happening in Washington A summary of recent federal policy actions and a look ahead to the coming weeks Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy over November and what’s in store for the month of December. The 2024 Presidential and Congressional Election Results: The next President of the United States will be former President
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IEL Youth Transition Reports: Outcomes for Youth and Young Adults with Disabilities (2023) About the Annual Youth Transition ReportThe 2023 Youth Transition Report underscores the persistent and pernicious gap between youth and young adults with disabilities and those without disabilities on measures of success in education, employment, opportunity, and poverty. While data and reports exist
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Data Tools to Support Transition-Age Youth with Disabilities Since 2019, the Institute for Educational Leadership has authored a Youth Transition Report to underscore the persistent and pernicious gaps between youth and young adults with disabilities and those without disabilities on measures of success in education, employment, opportunity, and poverty. While data and reports exist for
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What’s Happening in Washington A summary of recent federal policy actions and a look ahead to the coming weeks Welcome to Fall! Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy over September and what’s in store for the month of October. Appropriations: On September 25th, the House and Senate approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) to avoid
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What’s Happening in Washington A summary of recent federal policy actions and a look ahead to the coming weeks It’s back to school for students and teachers and back to work for members of Congress after taking their August Recess. Here’s what’s been happening in federal education policy over the summer and what’s in store
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IEL will invest in the expansion of the Right Turn Career-Focused Transition Initiative to provide jobs, education and training, mentorship, leadership development and supportive services WASHINGTON D.C. – July 2, 2024 – The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is honored to be one of 14 organizations to receive a Growth Opportunities grant from the U.S.
July 16, 2024 (Washington D.C.) This week, the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) remembers one of its Emeritus Board Directors, Bert Berkley, who passed away this week at the age of 101. A longtime civic leader, Bert came to IEL after collaborating with former IEL President Marty Blank as part of a “kitchen cabinet” working
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June 14, 2024 – The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is thrilled to celebrate another successful National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference, hosted this year in Atlanta, Georgia at the Georgia World Congress Center, May 29-31. Each year, this national, interdisciplinary conference is filled with high-quality professional development experiences, uniting individuals from across the
by Katie Fraser Two years ago, the Biden administration launched the National Partnership for Student Success (NPSS), with a goal to provide students with an additional “250,000 tutors and mentees” from 2022 to 2025. Last year, the U.S. Department of Education and President Biden released a letter calling on colleges and universities to prioritize using
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