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Three district leaders discuss challenges and successes in their work at our Nashville learning lab.

District Leaders Share Successes and Challenges in Nashville Learning Lab

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools (MNPS) hosted a Learning Lab convening of the District Leaders Network on Family and Community Engagement (FCE) on November 9-10, 2015. The Learning Lab is an annual meeting designed to provide District Leaders with the opportunity to explore and learn from the successes and challenges of a specific district in order […]

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An African American family with a mother, father, and two school-age sons.

Family Engagement in Education: A Nationwide Assignment

In June, over one thousand educators, parents, community-based partners, and fellow stakeholders in education convened at the second annual National Family and Community Engagement Conference in Chicago to discuss the role of family engagement in K-12 education. Participation in this year’s conference doubled that of last year’s, reflecting the dramatic growth of a movement to

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A group of young men from the Becoming a Man program at Chicago-based Youth Guidance sit in a circle discussing their lives with President Obama.

IEL to Host Webinar on My Brother’s Keeper, Community Schools

On March 17, IEL’s Coalition for Community Schools is hosting a four-part series of webinars, entitled “Community Schools and Equity: Bringing Community and Opportunity into the Heart of Education Reform.” The next webinar, “My Brother’s Keeper & Community Schools,” will feature community school leaders from Oakland, Calif. and Chicago, Ill. Presenters will focus on their approach to

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