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The 2004 Holmes Scholars (selected minority doctoral candidates in education from universities around the country) at their opening reception in June 2004, for their week-long "Summer Leadership Institute" in D.C. The Institute, co-sponsored by The Holmes Partnership, The George Washington University, and American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, is in its third year, and IEL has been a proud collaborator in helping expose participants to issues of national relevance through seminars and information sessions unique to our nation's capital. For more information, contact Dr. Maxine B. Freund (second from left, front row) at mfreund@gwu.edu. [That's Dr. Mary Futrell, Dean, Grad. School of Ed. & Human Development, GWU, third from right, and member of IEL's Board of Directors, and our own IEL Senior Fellow, Dr. Mike Usdan, second from left, behind Maxine.]

The National High School Alliance coordinator, Naomi Housman (left shot) opens a briefing at the National Press Club to release their new report, Crisis or Possibility? Conversations About the American High School on May 13, 2004. A panel that included (from l-r) moderator, Betsy Brand, Co-Director, American Youth Policy Forum; Susan Sclafani, Counselor to the Secretary and Assistant Secretary, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education; Hilary Pennington, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman, Jobs for the Future; Marc Tucker, President, National Center on Education and the Economy; and Julia Lara, Deputy Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers (speaking) responded to the report. Contact Naomi Housman at housmann@iel.org or visit their Web site, www.hsalliance.org for more information or to download the report.

Class of 2004, the Education Policy Fellowship Program's (EPFP) D.C. site participants, after their graduation ceremony held at the National Press Club. They were joined by sponsors, family, and friends to help celebrate their successful completion of IEL's year-long leadership development program. They now join the ranks of over 5,500 EPFP national alumni. If you would like more information, see our EPFP Web pages, http://www.iel.org/programs/epfp.html, or contact national director, Hunter Moorman, at moormanh@iel.org. Applications are now being accepted for the 2005-2006 class.

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