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In This Issue:
- Mexican American Studies – A Deep Look by High School Students
- Embedding Social-Emotional Learning into Student-Serving Programs
- IDRA Youth Advisory Board Members Study Culturally Responsive Teaching and School
- New Texas School Finance Data Maps
- Recent News
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A Policy Agenda to Support Black Students, by Morgan Craven, J.D., February 27, 2023
Going Back to that Beautiful History – In Defense of African American Studies, by Terrence Wilson, J.D., February 27, 2023
Black Students Belong – The Case for an Afrofuturistic Education, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D., February 27, 2023
Classroom Lessons in IDRA's SEEN School Resource Hub ~ We All Belong
Books by Black Authors to Add to Your Classroom Library,
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The Texas State Board of Education set censorship guidelines and delayed further ethnic studies consideration in the first meeting of the year
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In this edition:
+ What We’ve Been Working on at IDRA…
IDRA’s 2024 Legislative Priorities in Georgia
Top Education Issues in Southern State Legislatures
+ Southern Research Corner
Ending School Policing
+ South Got Somethin’ to Say – Education Headlines
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His collaborative work with IDRA as a fellow will focus on using quantitative analysis to identify inequities affecting students in charter schools in contrast to their traditional public school classmates, particularly in segregation, student achievement and college readiness.
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IDRA is co-hosting a commemorative webinar via Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies. Celina Moreno, J.D., IDRA President & CEO, will speak alongside the Lau plaintiff lawyer, school superintendents, policy experts and academics. They will discuss the policy and practice implications of the ruling through to today.
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Classnotes Podcast (January 19, 2024). Many programs in public schools take a while to bear fruit. This is not surprising … read more
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In this issue:
- Envisioning a Bright Future for All Students, by Celina Moreno, J.D.
- Anniversary Year in Review
- Highlights of IDRA’s 50th Anniversary Calendar of Events
- Recognitions in 2023
- Bold Legacy, Bright Future – IDRA’s 50th Anniversary Gala
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IDRA Releases Study of the Role of Middle School Counselors in Supporting Students’ College Readiness
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New grant supports IDRA’s ground-breaking Education Policy Fellowship program.
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We gathered on November 2 to celebrate the legacy of the IDRA community and look toward the next 50 years of supporting students and public schools across the country. See photos and video features from the event.
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Texas Governor Abbott called a special legislative session in October 2023 to press legislators to establish Texas’ first-ever private school voucher program, funded by all Texas taxpayers. Instead, Texas needs to invest in public schools that serve 5.4 million students and their families. The proposed voucher program would cost $500 million. Get resources here to help Texas say no to vouchers!
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Commentary by expert, Morgan Craven, appears in San Antonio Express-News
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What Texas’ New Book Banning Law Means for School Libraries and Student Books
Texas’ New High-Quality Instructional Materials Law is Tangled in Classroom Censorship
The Real Impact of Banning African American Studies
Hispanic Heritage Month – In the Classroom
Digital Inclusion Week Webinar – Now Available On Demand
Learn different ways to use artificial intelligence tools and resources to improve the classroom experience and advance education research. Panelists will discuss the ethical implications of using AI in education and ideas for classroom use.
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Join us for an engaging 90-minute panel discussion that delves deep into the transformative influence of ethnic studies on students and their families. Explore how ethnic studies programs have evolved beyond the classroom, shaping perspectives and fostering a sense of belonging.
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In December, our citywide STEM Youth Summit will be the place to be! Since this summit is for students by students, we invite students to join one or more of our virtual meeting dates via Zoom.
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As this new school year begins, this alert is a reminder that public schools, by law, must serve all children.
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IDRA hosted a 50th Anniversary Reception in Washington, D.C., along with host committee partners Legal Defense Fund, MALDEF, National Coalition on School Diversity, and Seek Common Ground. The reception featured a keynote address from U.S. Department of Education Deputy Secretary Cynthia “Cindy” Marten and remarks by Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández, Congressman Joaquin Castro, IDRA President & CEO Celina Moreno, and IDRA National Director of Policy, Advocacy and Community Engagement Morgan Craven.
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See IDRA's statement with the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
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Supreme Court Ignores History & Precedent in Striking Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
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Six students received prizes in a national competition among participants in the IDRA Valued Youth Partnership program, a nationally-recognized cross-age tutoring program. The VYP tutors wrote about how the program helped them do better in school and how they had helped their tutees to do better.
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What happened in the Texas legislative session? This webinar reviews new educational policies from the Texas legislative session and how they affect schools, educators, students and parents.
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In one of those last-minute backdoor tricks, an amendment slipped through the Texas Legislature without debate in 1975 setting off a chain of events that shoved a specific selection of children out of school. Undocumented immigrant children were suddenly excluded from education.
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In today’s climate of classroom censorship, teachers still have a job to do to provide accurate and inclusive education for their students. IDRA developed its award-winning We All Belong – School Resource Hub by first listening to teachers and students who want lessons on history and current events about race and gender and to help provide context to discrimination they have experienced.
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Two IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows, Dr. Vanessa A. Sansone and Dr. David Martínez, presented their research at our virtual symposium, along with a team of high school students who will present their research.
- Dr. Vanessa A. Sansone: An Exploration of CARES Act Funding Policies Affecting Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Texas
- Dr. David Martínez: A Disproportionality Analysis of South Carolina School Finance Policy Priorities in High Proportion LatinX Districts During COVID-19
- Student team: Culturally Responsive Education and School Discipline in Texas Schools: A Mixed-Methods Case Study
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Since our founding 50 years ago, IDRA has provided analysis and guidance to policymakers nationally while engaging with communities, educators and students on policy issues to ensure all students have access to equitable and excellent education. IDRA recenlty released our policy priorities to promote educational justice, build excellent and equitable schools, and protect the civil rights of systemically-excluded students, particularly those who are Black, Latino and/or emergent bilingual students.
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San Antonio middle school students who are in at-risk situations are becoming the next generation of software coders through IDRA’s innovative project, VisionCoders™. In the new course, eighth graders in two South San Antonio ISD schools are piloting the IDRA VisionCoders class to create educational games for prekindergarten, kindergarten and first grade students.
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Exclusionary discipline is not the answer to bullying, harassment or discrimination, whether that discipline is applied against the young person engaging in the bullying or the young person experiencing the bullying.
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In 2023, IDRA is celebrating its 50th year of working for excellence in education for all children. We are taking a little time to reflect on relationships we have built and on some of the changes we have seen since 1973 when a small group of concerned citizens set out to change the world.
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A new analysis shows that directives in Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin’s anti-equity Executive Order 1 do not apply to local school division policy or practice. IDRA released today the study and guide for school leaders, What Virginia’s Anti-Equity Executive Order 1 and Reports Mean for K-12 Schools and Students, to help them continue to promote culturally sustaining school practices.
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