Education Policy Fellowship Program

10/27/2025

Earlier this year, CGLR hosted a timely conversation on the future of and since then, new legislation, shifting policies, and growing concerns have only made the conversation more urgent.

REGISTER: https://bit.ly/45p9VY0

Join Campaign for Grade-Level Reading on 11/4 at 3pm to continue the discussion on what can be done to keep Head Start relevant, innovative, & an essential part of the early learning ecosystem.

We'll be joined by three former directors of the US Office of Head Start who are now with National Head Start Association, Start Early, and Institute for Educational Leadership. Leaders from Southwest Human Development/Arizona Head Start Association and New America will also offer insights. Lori Masseur with Read On Arizona will moderate!

10/17/2025

Now accepting applications! Join us for Spring 2026.

*New* – Apply now for the Education Policy Fellowship Program: Community Schools Cohort! Are you interested in Community Schools? Do you work to grow and/or sustain Community Schools at the school, district, community, county, state, or national level? Do you work for a school district, a nonprofi...

04/07/2025

Our Michigan site wrote a wonderful recap of last month's IEL Washington Policy Seminar!

"To launch the 2025 WPS, EPFP Fellows from CA, GA, MI, and MS gathered alongside invited policy-minded guests from a litany of other states..."

Read the full recap:

Continuing the 2024-25 Michigan EPFP Year in Washington, D.C. Springtime in the nation’s capital is always hectic. Between visitors flocking to Washington, D.C. for the National Cherry Blossom Festival, hordes of middle and high schoolers descending on the National Mall to learn about American his...

03/14/2025

that DC is home to the National Cherry Blossom Festival? is the perfect opportunity to see the gorgeous trees in between or after sessions! We look forward to seeing you soon.

We can't wait to see our Education Policy Fellowship Program Fellows and other education leaders from across the country who are joining us next week in our Nation's Capital for the 61st Washington Policy Seminar! See what it's all about at: https://iel.org/wps/

09/30/2024

Congratulations to our 2005-2006 EPFP Alumna Andrea Prejean on her appointment to Executive Director of Parent Teacher Home Visits!

Dr. Prejean brings a wealth of experience and dedication to family engagement in education to her new role - we look forward to a continued partnership:

Parent Teacher Home Visits (PTHV), a national leader in fostering strong family-school partnerships, announces the appointment of Andrea Prejean, Ed.D., as its new Executive Director. Dr. Prejean will assume the role on October 1, 2024, succeeding Gina Martinez-Keddy, who is retiring after a distin...

08/22/2024

Excited to see what this year's GA cohort accomplishes!

05/10/2024

Last night IEL graduated our 60th DC EPFP cohort! Congratulations to all of the 2023-‘24 Fellows. Their policy projects exemplified hard work, thoughtful application of newly acquired skills, and all plan to continue to advance policy change in their local contexts. We can’t wait to see what they do next.

04/24/2024

Workshops have been posted for IEL's 2024 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference, taking place in Atlanta May 29-31, 2024! The national conference brings together people from across the country who believe all children deserve a safe place to live and opportunities to learn and thrive. We have sessions for site, state, and systems level on all of the following topics:

- Evaluation & Data
- Family Engagement to Parent Advocacy
- Full Service Community Schools & the Elements
- Place-Based Systemic Solutions
- Youth Leadership

04/23/2024

Join our EPFP Alumni and Fellows webinar THIS THURSDAY, April 25th from 2-3:00 pm ET: Understanding Policy Solutions to Address Student Mental Health!

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