Mission

The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) is dedicated to supporting our nation's most talented young people to identify and develop their fullest potential. IEA focuses its attention on creating and supporting educational practices and policies that are student-centered and that promote academic rigor, high standards, excellence in the arts and educational innovation. The Institute crosses traditional educational boundaries by working in public, independent, parochial and alternative schools. IEA initiatives foster intellectual curiosity, the acquisition of knowledge, confidence, creativity, responsibility and moral decisiveness.