Today’s educational challenges cannot be solved simply.  Contemporary issues are complex and interconnected.  We have both academic and non academic barriers to achievement.  This understanding demands a new way of working that involves decisionmakers, practitioners and consumers in ways that each can share their perspective and learn from those that have other knowledge and experience.  

The IDEA Partnership encourages and facilitates this new way of working in several ways.   We join 55 national professional and family organizations in productive activities with state agencies and technical assistance providers.  Our strategies for building these connections include:


Dialogue Guides

Partnership Work with National Organizations

Partnership Work with National Technical Assistance Centers

Collaboration across Groups around Issues

Building Communities of Practice