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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 16h

Only a few weeks left to register for Mod. 2 of our Academy for Youth-Serving Professionals! Work w/ youth as a counselor, program manager, probation officer, advocate, or other role? This training will strengthen your ability to help youth plan for their futures. s.alchemer.com/s3/7bdf92fd2...

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🌱What does it look like when a school becomes a place of healing, connection, & opportunity for an entire community? At Pāhoa High & Intermediate in HI, community partnerships are helping students & families thrive. Read the inspiring story of CS in action: www.communityschools.org/news/a-kipuk...

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Happy #WorldTeachersDay! Today we celebrate how teachers are transforming education but also reflect on the support they need to fully deploy their talent and vocation, and to rethink the way ahead for the profession globally: www.unesco.org/en/days/teac...

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released proposed rules for a federal school choice program it is preparing to launch in January. In response, Weadé James, senior director for K-12 Education Policy at CAP, issued the following statement: ampr.gs/4dMXI2U

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STATEMENT: CAP Condemns Proposed Rules for Federal School Choice Program

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The NEA Foundation @theneafoundation.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Today is National Custodial Workers Day. Custodial staff keep schools safe, clean, and ready for learning every day. The NEA Foundation thanks the education support professionals who make public schools work for students and educators. #NationalCustodialWorkersDay

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

💙 October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Find FREE PreK–12 resources to help students recognize bullying, respond safely, seek support and build more inclusive school communities. 🍎 sharemylesson.com/collections/bully… @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join a national cohort of #YouthServingProfessionals with IEL's Academy for YSPs Module 2: Career Exploration and Planning to get practical tools, peer networking, & strategies you can use to help youth make informed decisions about their futures: s.alchemer.com/s3/7bdf92fd2... #CareerExploration

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 30/09/2026

How Trump’s Pocket Rescissions Could Affect Higher Ed The administration is defunding one program that supported instruction for “critical languages,” and experts worry the move could undermine national security. bit.ly/3VXNBlI #EDUSky #AcademicSky #HigherEd

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Education Week @edweek.org · 23/09/2026

A Tax Break for Early Childhood Educators: Why This Policy Change Matters: A new law expands the federal educator expense deduction to include early childhood educators.

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A Tax Break for Early Childhood Educators: Why This Policy Change Matters

A new law expands the federal educator expense deduction to include early childhood educators.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 22/09/2026

Headlines Warn of an AI Apocalypse. How Should Schools Respond?: Panic-inducing AI headlines might prompt schools to hit pause and review the tech more carefully.

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Headlines Warn of an AI Apocalypse. How Should Schools Respond?

Panic-inducing AI headlines might prompt schools to hit pause and review the tech more carefully.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026

Miniature horses and donkeys can serve as therapy animals — and petting or scratching them for just three minutes made teenagers feel less anxious, sad and lonely, according to a new study. wapo.st/4hdSgqS

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy Community School Coordinators Appreciation Week! We're grateful for the work they do to support our children, youth, & families everyday. This impact story illustrates how Coordinators can be a bridge between students, schools, families, & the community: www.idahoednews.org/news/belongi...

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Belonging comes first at Mountain Home community schools

A strategy embraced by the district, and several others across the state, helps remove barriers and expand opportunities for students and families.

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Register for our Academy for Youth-Serving Professionals - a PD opportunity for youth-serving adults! Module 2, focused on Career Planning & Exploration, is perfect for pros dedicated to supporting young ppl, whether you work in schools, communities, or elsewhere. s.alchemer.com/s3/7bdf92fd2...

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

ICYMI: Earlier this week we dropped our August Federal #Policy Update! Open to catch up on what’s happening in Washington, Congress, the Department of Education, DHHS, and more in regards to federal education policy in the month of August, and what lies ahead. iel.org/august-polic...

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August Policy by the People Federal Update - Institute for Educational Leadership

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...

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 03/09/2026

Breaking news: The Trump administration has proposed stripping private schools of their tax-exempt status if they consider race, furthering the administration’s intense pressure on institutions that have sought diversity in their classrooms.

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Trump administration aims to strip schools’ tax exemption if they consider race

The Treasury Department and IRS proposal would apply to private schools and colleges.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 01/09/2026

How Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Will Still Aim to Nurture a 'Love of Reading': A literacy expert and librarian discuss how access books can stir a lifelong passion among children.

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How Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Will Still Aim to Nurture a 'Love of Reading'

A literacy expert and librarian discuss how access books can stir a lifelong passion among children.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 27/08/2026

Meta’s $18 billion settlement will bring new screen-time limits, blocks on notifications and other changes to how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. The new measures are designed to protect teens from excessive use. wapo.st/4hWPpom

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Education Week @edweek.org · 30/07/2026

This Teacher Is Using Jimothy, the Viral Raccoon, to Teach Kids Inclusivity: A teacher will incorporate the viral raccoon into her classroom to spark conversations about inclusivity.

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This Teacher Is Using Jimothy, the Viral Raccoon, to Teach Kids Inclusivity

A teacher will incorporate the viral raccoon into her classroom to spark conversations about inclusivity.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/07/2026

The Education Department killed decades-old rules that have allowed statistical disparities to be used as proof of racial discrimination, the most recent move by the Trump administration to overhaul the government’s enforcement of civil rights law.

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Education Dept. eliminates tool used to prove racial discrimination

Civil rights complaints against schools can no longer use data evaluations, called disparate impact analysis, as evidence of discrimination.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 23/07/2026

Is Career and Technical Education Stuck in the Past? (Opinion): Often, CTE programs can look good on paper without serving the students who could use them most.

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Is Career and Technical Education Stuck in the Past? (Opinion)

Often, CTE programs can look good on paper without serving the students who could use them most.

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 16/07/2026

The Trump administration finalized a rule barring most foreign students and exchange visitors from staying in the United States longer than four years without an extension from the federal government.

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Trump administration’s new rule will limit foreign students to four-year stays

International students and exchange visitors may struggle to finish their degrees without visa extensions under a new DHS rule.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 09/07/2026

How a Cow 'Moooved' STEM and AI Learning Forward: The farm animal helped K-2 students explore artificial intelligence, data science, and chemistry.

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How a Cow 'Moooved' STEM and AI Learning Forward

The farm animal helped K-2 students explore artificial intelligence, data science, and chemistry.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

How can early American literature come alive for students? 📚🙂 Explore ideas to connect foundational texts to America’s 250th and spark deeper thinking in your classroom. sharemylesson.com/blog/early-americ… @aft.org @msamberchandler.bsky.social @aftteach.bsky.social

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Education Week @edweek.org · 16/06/2026

Layoff Warnings Hit Thousands of School Employees: Seven of the nation's 10 largest districts are looking to cut staff as pandemic-era funding runs out and enrollment keeps falling.

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Layoff Warnings Hit Thousands of School Employees

Seven of the nation's 10 largest districts are looking to cut staff as pandemic-era funding runs out and enrollment keeps falling.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Teach the history and significance of #Juneteenth with free K–12 lesson plans, activities, primary sources and resources on Reconstruction, Black heritage, civil rights and Black joy. Explore the collection: sharemylesson.com/juneteenth-activi… @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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Annie E. Casey Foundation @annieecaseyfdn.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Where a child grows up affects every part of their life, from their academic performance to their physical and mental health to their future career opportunities. Check out the 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book to learn where kids in your state are thriving and where they need support: aecf.org/databook

A graphic with a map of the U.S. showing a 2026 state-to-state comparison of overall child well-being across different states based on a scoring system established in the newly released 2026 KIDS COUNT® Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being from The Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 10/06/2026

Reading and Math Scores Rise for Younger Kids, Stall for Teens: New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show diverging trends for 9- and 13-year-olds.

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Reading and Math Scores Rise for Younger Kids, Stall for Teens

New results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress show diverging trends for 9- and 13-year-olds.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Turn World Cup excitement into classroom learning! Explore FIFA World Cup cross-curricular lessons connecting soccer to geography, math, ELA, culture and more for K-12 students 🌍📚 sharemylesson.com/collections/fifa-… @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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Education Week @edweek.org · 30/05/2026

What Makes Some Schools Better at Building Attendance? There's No Silver Bullet: "Deep" family engagement to boost attendance is promising, but schools must address the problem holistically.

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What Makes Some Schools Better at Building Attendance? There's No Silver Bullet

"Deep" family engagement to boost attendance is promising, but schools must address the problem holistically.

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Partnership for Student Success @ps-success.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

That’s a wrap on the @ielconnects.bsky.social conference! We launched our new attendance toolkit and hosted an incredible session on aligning district-partner efforts to tackle the K-12 chronic absenteeism crisis. We're so inspired by the educators we met. 🔗 tinyurl.com/496jcxu8 #CSxFE26

Tiara and Jen standing on either side of a colorful, blue, yellow, and white conference sign that says: "Friday, May 29, 2026" at the top. The session name in the middle: "BREAKOUT SESSION 5: Leading the Work: How Community Schools Can Align Efforts & Reduce Chronic Absenteeism" and the conference title in the bottom right corner, "Guiding Lights: Brighter Futures"

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Education Week @edweek.org · 08/05/2026

A District Expects to Save $200K From AI-Powered 'Vibe Coding.' Here's How: This school district is using AI coding to develop cheaper, more customized ed-tech tools.

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A District Expects to Save $200K From AI-Powered 'Vibe Coding.' Here's How

This school district is using AI coding to develop cheaper, more customized ed-tech tools.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Eight years after child care deserts were first documented, nearly half of America's young children still lack access to licensed care. New from CAP: 46% of children under 6 live in a child care desert in 2025, with remote rural families at 70%. ampr.gs/4vVdhND

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Executive Summary: America's Licensed Child Care Deserts

Lawmakers must address the nation’s child care supply crisis; according to CAP’s 2026 analysis, nearly half of young children are in licensed child care deserts, with rural areas facing the worst shor...

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Education Week @edweek.org · 20/04/2026

Why Schools Need Tech. And Why They Don’t: Schools and state legislators are taking action to rebalance how much time students spend using technology.

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Why Schools Need Tech. And Why They Don’t

Schools and state legislators are taking action to rebalance how much time students spend using technology.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 09/04/2026

What the 'Science of Reading' Movement Has Meant for English Learners (Opinion): We should think of reading instruction for multilingual learners as a bridge, not a checklist.

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What the 'Science of Reading' Movement Has Meant for English Learners (Opinion)

We should think of reading instruction for multilingual learners as a bridge, not a checklist.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 07/04/2026

Trump's Budget Proposes Billions in K-12 Cuts. Will They Happen?: Trump is proposing level funding for Title I, a modest boost for special education, and major cuts elsewhere.

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Trump's Budget Proposes Billions in K-12 Cuts. Will They Happen?

Trump is proposing level funding for Title I, a modest boost for special education, and major cuts elsewhere.

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AFT @aft.org · 01/04/2026

How can educators create classrooms where every student feels valued and ready to learn? As educator Shaylyn Marks shares in American Educator, one powerful answer lies in students sharing their cultural knowledge, experiences and perspectives as part of the learning process. aft.org/ae/spring202...

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Education Week @edweek.org · 01/04/2026

Meet the Trump Cabinet Secretaries Taking Over Ed. Dept. Programs: The U.S. Department of Education is shifting more than 100 programs to other federal agencies.

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Meet the Trump Cabinet Secretaries Taking Over Ed. Dept. Programs

The U.S. Department of Education is shifting more than 100 programs to other federal agencies.

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

📘 How does student connectedness impact attendance? Find out April 1 during the next Attendance Awareness Campaign webinar! Learn practical strategies to strengthen a sense of belonging & engagement. #YourPresenceMatters @attendanceworks 🔗 Save your spot! www.attendanceworks.org/resources/we...

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

🌟 Join us w/ Attendance Works on 4/1 for the 1st 2026 Attendance Awareness Campaign webinar! Explore how creating connections in the spring helps students show up. #YourPresenceMatters 🔗 Register: www.attendanceworks.org/resources/we...

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Education Week @edweek.org · 11/03/2026

Why K-12 Educators Are Alarmed About Proposed Student Loan Limits: They worry that the new loan limits could put a leak in the teacher and administrator pipeline.

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Why K-12 Educators Are Alarmed About Proposed Student Loan Limits

They worry that the new loan limits could put a leak in the teacher and administrator pipeline.

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Women have always led, history just hasn’t always told the story. 👩🏾👩👩🏻 @sari.bsky.social explores why uncovering these narratives matters for today’s classrooms. A great read for educators! 👉 sharemylesson.com/blog/women-have-a… @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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Share My Lesson @sharemylesson.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Teaching women’s suffrage means teaching both progress and persistence. Explore lessons on the 19th Amendment, key leaders and the continued fight for voting rights—especially for women of color: sharemylesson.com/collections/women… @aft.org @aftteach.bsky.social

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Education Week @edweek.org · 20/02/2026

AI Is Different From Other Ed Tech. Here's How (Opinion): Debates over artificial intelligence are really about asking some big philosophical questions.

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AI Is Different From Other Ed Tech. Here's How (Opinion)

Debates over artificial intelligence are really about asking some big philosophical questions.

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Education Week @edweek.org · 20/02/2026

It’s a Complicated Time for Teachers to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary: At a lesson-writing workshop, teachers discussed how we should interpret founding principles today.

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It’s a Complicated Time for Teachers to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary

At a lesson-writing workshop, teachers discussed how we should interpret founding principles today.

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We're grateful for the leadership of Eddie Koen, IEL's youngest & 1st Black president. We're proud of what our team has accomplished these last 4 years together, & hope you'll join us as we work to create opportunities for all children, youth, & families to thrive! www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...

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Reflecting on Four Years of Impact with IEL

Every February is a special one, being that it’s both Black History Month and Valentine’s Day, an occasion to celebrate the loved ones in our lives. For me, it’s extra sweet - Valentine’s Day is also ...

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

It's more important than ever that we find common cause with our neighbors to fight for an America that the late Rev. Jesse Jackson believed in and fought for, one where all of us have an equal opportunity to thrive.

A black-and-white memorial graphic featuring a close-up portrait of a young Reverend Jesse Jackson with an afro and mustache. Large, bold white text overlaid on the image reads "KEEP HOPE ALIVE". Below the portrait, smaller white text identifies him as "Reverend Jesse Jackson" with the years "1941—2026". A small photo credit for Getty Images is visible in the bottom left corner.

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Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) @ielconnects.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Meet our new Education Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP) cohort! We're proud to introduce the Fellows of our spring 2026 EPFP, designed to build the capacity of education and community leaders to drive change in their local context through policy and advocacy. iel.org/institute-fo...

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