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Institute for Educational Leadership Announces Fellows for Fall 2026 Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)TM: Community Schools Cohort 

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Institute for Educational Leadership Announces Fellows for Fall 2026 Education Policy Fellowship ProgramTM(EPFP): Community Schools Cohort September 9, 2026 (Washington, DC) – The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is proud to announce the 2026 National cohort of Fellows for its Fall Education Policy Fellowship Program TM (EPFP): Community Schools, designed to build the capacity of Community Schools

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August Policy by the People Federal Update

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What’s Happening in Washington  *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s happened in federal education policy in the month of August, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress  Congress Returns from August Recess: Prior to breaking for August Recess, the Senate passed a Continuing Resolution (CR) to continue to fund the

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July Policy by the People Federal Update

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What’s Happening in Washington  *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s happened in federal education policy in the month of July, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress The Rush Before August Recess: The U.S. House of Representatives left Washington on July 23 for

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IEL Mourns Passing of Former Colleague, Disability Advocate Dana Fink

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July 23, 2026 (Washington D.C.) – The team at the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is saddened by the passing of a former colleague, Dana M. Fink. As noted in her obituary, “Dana devoted her career to advancing the rights and well-being of people with disabilities and older adults.” During her time with IEL, Dana served IEL’s

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June Policy by the People Federal Update

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What’s Happening in Washington  *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s happened in federal education policy in the month of June, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress  The FY27 Appropriations Process Continues: The House Appropriations Committee held markups for the FY27 Labor-HHS appropriations bill on June 9th. An amendment

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May Policy by the People Federal Update

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What’s Happening in Washington  *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s happened in federal education policy in the month of May, and what lies ahead. The U.S. Congress The House Appropriations Subcommittee overseeing the Department of Education FY2027 budget, which is included in the

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April Policy by the People Federal Update

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What’s Happening in Washington  *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what’s happened in federal education policy in the month of April, and what lies ahead. The White House  The Office of Management and Budget Releases 2027 Budget Proposal:  On April 3, the White House released its fiscal

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February Policy by the People Federal Update

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What’s Happening in Washington  *Please note: This update may not include all the changes currently happening in the federal government. Here’s what happened in federal education policy in the month of February, and what lies ahead. The White House The President gives the State of the Union: On February 24th, the President addressed Congress during

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Institute for Educational Leadership Announces Fellows for Spring 2026 Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) 

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February 12, 2026 (Washington, DC) – The Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) is proud to announce the Fellows of its spring 2026 Education Policy Fellowship ProgramTM (EPFP) , designed to build the capacity of education and community leaders to drive change in their local context through policy and advocacy.  EPFP is IEL’s longest-running program, founded

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IEL Celebrates Passing of FY26 Federal Spending Package That Includes Funding for Key Education Programs

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On February 3, 2026, Congress passed its spending package that will fund the vast majority of the federal government through September 30th of this year, ending a partial government shutdown. IEL celebrates several funding victories for federal programs in this Omnibus appropriations bill that align with our Policy by the People Congressional agenda to advance

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