INNOVATION FOR EQUITY (IFE) CONVENES AND SUPPORTS INSPIRING LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE SECTOR WHO ARE UNITED IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO DISRUPT THE STATUS QUO AND IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR BLACK LEARNERS OF ALL AGES. IFE'S SENIOR LEADERS FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE PIPELINE OF BLACK SENIOR LEADERS ACROSS THE EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM. SINCE 2019 IFE HAS HOSTED ANNUAL IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL SUMMITS ALLOWING BLACK LEADERS AND ALLIES ACROSS THE EDUCATION ECOSYSTEM TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE, AND DISSEMINATE THOUGHT LEADERSHIP. IFE ALSO LEVERAGES RESEARCH TO IDENTIFY, CODIFY, AND SHARE WHAT IS DRIVING OUTCOMES FOR BLACK LEADERS. FINALLY, IFE HAS CREATED ANNUAL AWARDS FOR LEADERS THAT HAVE LEVERAGED INNOVATION TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR BLACK LEARNERS.
