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IEL and the Harvard Graduate School of Education announce the 2017 Meade Fellow: Laura Burgos. The fellowship is an opportunity to come to Washington and meet with key education leaders.
Meade Fellow Explores Interdependence of Education, Health & Housing Read More »
IEL’s community schools work was highlighted at this year’s International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement in Ottawa, Canada.The event focused on collaborative partnership.
IEL, Community Schools Featured at International Education Congress Read More »
IEL’s board of directors appointed Dr. Johan E. Uvin as IEL’s the sixth president. Uvin was the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education.
Johan Uvin Appointed New IEL President Read More »
Last year, 45 education leaders visited historic sites from the civil rights movement throughout Mississippi and Alabama and learned lessons from past and current leaders.
Civil Rights Bus Tour Brings History’s Lessons to the Present Read More »
The Department of Labor, in collaboration with the Council of State Governments and National Conference of State Legislatures, released a report based on the career development work of IEL and it’s partners.
Department of Labor Report Highlights IEL’s Youth Transition Work Read More »
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
DC Advocacy Partners Celebrates Graduating 5th Class Read More »
The California site of IEL’s Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), a professional development initiative for leaders in education policy, selected its inaugural Fellows for 2016-17.
California Education Policy Fellowship Program Begins Inaugural Year Read More »
On July 28, the second class of D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Academy (YWLA) graduated from the 10-month professional development program co-led by IEL and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates.
D.C. Youth Workforce Leaders Build Skills and Networks Read More »
Family. Institution. Community. Self… Four pillars of student success and also the theme of the 2016 Appalachian Higher Education Network annual conference.
Strengthening Postsecondary Education Attainment in Appalachia Read More »
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.
Washington Post Portrays Life of Baltimore Community School Student Read More »
IEL Board Chair C. Kent McGuire today announced that Martin J. Blank, president of IEL since 2009, will be stepping down after a planned transition and search. After 25 years with the Institute, Marty will be leaving his position in early 2017 after a successor has been named. He will continue as the director of
IEL President to Step Down in 2017 Read More »
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.
Record Number of Education Policy Fellows Attend Seminar Read More »
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
Halperin Lecture, Award Focus on Youth as Centers of their Education Read More »
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
IEL Has Strong Presence at AERA’s Centennial Meeting Read More »
The American Educational Research Association awarded IEL board member John Merrow its first-ever Excellence in Media Reporting on Education Research Award.
IEL Board Member John Merrow Wins Prestigious AERA Award Read More »
IEL and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) announced the 2016 Meade Fellows: Michael Figueroa and Pei Pei Liu, both HGSE doctoral candidates.
Meade Fellows Head to D.C. for Inside Look at Education Policy Read More »
Harold “Bud” Hodgkinson, former director of the Center for Demographic Policy at IEL, passed away on March 4, 2016. Below is a note about Bud by IEL president Marty Blank. Harold “Bud” Hodgkinson was one of a kind. He helped people love numbers – less in the more tehcnical way that is happening in today’s
In Appreciation of Harold “Bud” Hodgkinson Read More »
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.
Samuel Halperin Lecture and Youth Public Service Award Read More »
One might say that superintendents make the best demographers because they are the first to see demographic changes in their communities as students arrive to school each year.
Leading Change: Superintendents and Demographic Transition Read More »
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
Youth Give Sound Employment Advice to Other Youth Read More »
Esteem Journal recently interviewed IEL’s Helen Janc Malone as part of a yearlong series on the public scholarship of women in educational leadership.
IEL Staff Interviewed for Series on Women in Education Leadershp Read More »
IEL announced C. Kent McGuire, president of the Southern Education Foundation, as the ninth chair of the organization’s board of directors. McGuire succeeds S. Decker Anstrom, who will remain a member of the board.
Southern Education Foundation President to Chair IEL Board Read More »
Last week Jamie Kendall died; she was a longtime friend of IEL. Most recently, Kendall was acting director of the Independent Living Administration at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
IEL Honors Life & Memory of Jamie Kendall Read More »
Today, IEL launched the second year of the DC Youth Workforce Leaders Academy (YWLA) in collaboration with the Greater Washington Workforce Development Collaborative and the DC Alliance of Youth Advocates.
IEL Launches Year 2 of DC Youth Workforce Leaders Academy Read More »