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

DC Advocacy Partners Celebrates Graduating 5th Class

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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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Halperin Youth Public Service Award Winner Ebony Rempson with friends and family.

Halperin Lecture, Award Focus on Youth as Centers of their Education

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Today, IEL and the American Youth Policy Forum (AYPF) hosted the second annual Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award. The lecture and youth award serve as an ongoing tribute to Sam Halperin, a former IEL president and AYPF founder who dedicated his career to advancing education, workforce, and youth policy. This year, the

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AERA annual meeting 2016 plenary session panel.

IEL Has Strong Presence at AERA’s Centennial Meeting

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This year marked a new level of engagement for IEL at the centennial meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). AERA’s theme was “Public Scholarship to Educate Diverse Democracies.” IEL hosted a pre-conference workshop about what it means to be community scholars and use activist scholarship and an AERA presidential site visit that gave

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