IEL Addresses Rising Racial Divides and Tragic Violence
The Institute for Educational Leadership would like to take a moment to reflect on and mourn the events of last week.
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IEL Initiatives & Partnerships
Strengthening Postsecondary Education Attainment in Appalachia
Family. Institution. Community. Self… Four pillars of student success and also the theme of the 2016 Appalachian Higher Education Network annual conference.
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Washington Post Portrays Life of Baltimore Community School Student
The Washington Post published “Coming of age in a city coming apart,” a piece following the daily life, challenges, and dreams of Khalil Bridges, a student at a Baltimore community school.
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Record Number of Education Policy Fellows Attend Seminar
IEL hosted its 52nd Education Policy Fellowship Program Washington Policy Seminar, convening 300 EPFP Fellows from 17 sites across the country—the highest WPS attendance ever.
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Halperin Lecture, Award Focus on Youth as Centers of their Education
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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IEL Has Strong Presence at AERA’s Centennial Meeting
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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Meade Fellows Head to D.C. for Inside Look at Education Policy
IEL and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) announced the 2016 Meade Fellows: Michael Figueroa and Pei Pei Liu, both HGSE doctoral candidates.
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Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award
On Friday, April 15, 2016, The American Youth Policy Forum and IEL will host the Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award, featuring national education policy expert Michele Cahill.
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Hill Briefing Highlights State Career, College Readiness Strategies
On February 23, IEL and Boston University will host a congressional briefing on how states use individualized learning plans to prepare students for college and careers.
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Youth Give Sound Employment Advice to Other Youth
The IEL-led National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth recently released “By Youth, For Youth: Employment,” a youth-driven, youth-friendly employment guide
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