Texas Policy Comments & Testimony
Bilingual Special Education Teacher Certification Will be Life-changing for Texas Students – Testimony before the Texas State Board for Educator Certification, presented by Dr. Lizdelia Piñón, IDRA Education Associate, December 6, 2024
Effective School Board Members Need Quality Trainings to Serve Their District Communities – IDRA Comments, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas State Board of Education, November 8, 2024
Proposed Changes Make Rules More Inclusive for Emergent Bilingual Students’ Program Participation, Recognition and Support – IDRA, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas Education Agency, November 8, 2024
Amicus Brief: Little v. Llano County, September 11, 2024
High-Quality Bilingual Education in Pre-K to Third Grade is a Literacy Strategy – IDRA Testimony on Interim Charge: Early Literacy and Numeracy Outcomes, submitted by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas House Committee on Public Education, August 13, 2024
Letter to Commissioner Morath on Charter Application Pathway for High-Performing Entities, August 2, 2024
Texas Gets Closer to Adopting a Bilingual Special Education Teacher Certificate, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D., June-July 2024
ACLU-TX 51 School Districts Remain in Violation of CROWN Act, July 24, 2024
SEAT Letter to Protect Title IX in Texas Schools, June 26, 2024
Sign-On Letter: Public Charter Transparency – Comments to the Texas Education Agency, April 2024
A Policy Agenda to Support Black Students, IDRA, February 2024