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Engaging, Empowering, and Inspiring Students and Parents in Appalachia

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

Guest post by Elaine Weiss, former National Coordinator of the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education For those who do not live in the region, the term “Appalachia” conjures up images of hollowed-out towns, ramshackle houses, and long country roads that don’t lead to much. Recently, the region has also become painfully synonymous with overdoses of […]

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IEL & Harvard Grad. School of Ed. Welcome 2019 Meade Fellows

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders / Mia Perry

IEL and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) announced the 2019 Meade Fellows: Danila Crespin Zidovsky and Stefan Lallinger. The Fellowship gives HGSE students the opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C. to connect with education policy leaders.

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A young adult apprentice learns manufacturing skills from another worker.

Manufacturing Matters in Appalachia

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

According to a recent report by the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation and the Aspen Institute’s Manufacturing and Society in the 21st Century program, manufacturing is still the greatest wealth-creating tool in the United States. 

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$3.75M Investment to Expand Student-Centered Learning

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

In partnership with Communities In Schools and StriveTogether, IEL’s Coalition for Community Schools announced four communities that will receive a combined $3.75 million to implement student-centered blueprints for learning through the joint initiative, Together for Students.

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Rise Up for Equity with IEL in 2019

Events, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / IEL Admin

In tandem with our new strategic plan, IEL recently launched the Rise Up for Equity campaign to support leadership development, workforce development, disability rights, and communities of practice, through both national and community based initiatives across the country. There are numerous opportunities to support IEL in boldly mobilizing leaders for impact – visit our website.

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A young woman works in a professional kitchen with a chef.

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / IEL Admin

In October we celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month to highlight that people with disabilities CAN and WANT to work. This year’s theme is “America’s Workforce: Empowering All.”

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A Right Turn participant works at a computer at PVJobs in Los Angeles, California.

IEL’s Young Offender Work Focuses on Apprenticeship

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

IEL’s newest grant to support its Right Turn Career-Focused Transition Initiative just started working in five communities, with a particular focus on apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships for youth involved in the juvenile or criminal justice systems.

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Latino and African American elementary students huddle together outdoors.

Rise Up to End Child Poverty for All

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

In 2018, we live in a country where across 32 states, our African-American and Hispanic children are living in poverty at a rate at least twice as high as their white peers.

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Higher Education: Engaging Community and Addressing Critical Issues in Appalachia

IEL Initiatives & Partnerships / Mia Perry

The Blue Ridge Campus of the University of North Georgia in Appalachia uses community engagement to drive one of its flagship initiatives, the Blue Ridge Scholars.

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3 Ways Schools can Help Refugees during the Trump Administration

Federal Government, IEL Initiatives & Partnerships, IEL Leaders, Local/State Government, Policy/Legislation / IEL Admin

Mark Kabban, a 2018 Meade Fellow, met with education and policy influencers during a week-long visit to Washington, D.C. The fellowship provided him with an opportunity to meet with organizations working on immigrant and refugee issues.

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