Maurice Sykes (DC EPFP ’78-79), director of the Early Childhood Leadership institute at the University of the District of Columbia, is an IEL Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) alumnus. Sykes recently shared his EPFP experience, saying, “EPFP was the most powerful professional development I had in my career… We had a broad range of opportunities […]
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This year, IEL’s signature program, the Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP), celebrated 50 years of developing leaders. IEL published a retrospective, Fifty Years of Growing Policy-Savvy Leaders-and More to Come, highlighting EPFP’s five decades as catalyst, guide, and premier cross-boundary leadership development opportunity. With 8,000+ alumni and 260 fellows annually, EPFP impacts individuals by increasing
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The new State Education Chief of Virginia, Dr. Steven R. Staples (VA EPFP ’89-90), is an IEL Education Policy Fellowship Program alum. When we asked Dr. Staples about his EPFP experience, Staples said, “[The] EPFP experience exceeded my expectations. It allowed me to associate with folks I wouldn’t have otherwise met. It shaped my perspectives and
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