See our playlist of testimony and presentations related to education policy. Get more information and resources on our Texas Education Advocacy page, our Georgia Education Advocacy page and our Federal Education Advocacy page.
See our video gallery of: Student Testimony Against Classroom Censorship and Student Testimony Against Transgender Sports Exclusion Bills.
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Georgia Public Education Needs an Updated Funding System - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony on a Charge to Review Education Funding Mechanisms in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed, to the Senate Education Study Committee, August 19, 2022. -
Texas Censorship Laws Weaken Curriculum & Threaten Students' Civil Rights - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony on Interim Charge to Monitor State Policy on Curriculum and Instructional Materials Used in Public Schools, Re: HB 3979 (87R) and SB 3 (87, 2), presented by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the House Public Education Committee, July 26, 2022. -
Expansion of Ethnic Studies will Positively Benefit All Students - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony on Social Studies Standards Recommendations for K-8th Grades & Ethnic Studies, Presented by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., to the Texas State Board of Education, August 1, 2022. -
Plyler v Doe at 40 – Schooling Guaranteed for Immigrant Children
In one of those last-minute backdoor tricks, an amendment was 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. In multiple school districts, with the help of advocates, brave parents took a stand, risking their own futures to secure their children’s.
IDRA provided extensive information for the first court case dealing with the education of undocumented children in Texas, Doe v. Plyler (1978). IDRA founder, Dr. José A. Cárdenas served as an expert witness for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) during the trial in Tyler, and IDRA's retired director of policy, Dr. Albert Cortez, testified in the Houston and Dallas court cases.
IDRA released this video interview on June 15, 2022, the 40th anniversary of Plyler v Doe featuring Dr. Albert Cortez, who testified in one of the cases in Texas. Dr. Cortez was IDRA’s director of policy until his retirement. He sits down with IDRA chief legal analyst, Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D., to discuss the history of the case, the plaintiffs, the arguments, and the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling. -
Senate Bill 377 Threatens Cuts to School Resources for Students to Thrive. - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony against SB 377 in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Terrence Wilson, J.D. to the Senate Education & Youth Committee, February 14, 2022. -
SB 226 Will Prohibit Books for Students From Marginalized Communities. - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony against SB 226 in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Terrence Wilson, J.D. to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Subcommittee, February 9, 2022. -
Transgender Students Need Affirmation and Support, Not Exclusion - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony against SB 435 in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Terrence Wilson, J.D. to the Senate Education & Youth Committee, February 9, 2022. -
Schools Should Value Student's Lived Experiences, Not Censor Them. - IDRA Testimony
IDRA Testimony against HB 1084 in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed, to the House Education Academic Innovation Subcommittee, February 9, 2022. -
Students Deserve to Attend Fully-Funded, Diverse Public Schools - IDRA Testimony
Students Deserve to Attend Fully-Funded, Diverse Public Schools That Affirm their Identity - IDRA Testimony against HB 999 in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Terrence Wilson, J.D. to the House Education Academic Innovation Subcommittee, February 1, 2022. -
SB 226 Poses Risks to Curricula that Affirms all Students - IDRA Testimony
SB 226 Poses Risks to Curricula that Affirms all Students, Especially LGBTQ youth. IDRA Testimony against SB 226 in the Georgia General Assembly, presented by Terrence Wilson, J.D. to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Subcommittee, January 25, 2022. -
How Calculus Access and Funding InequityLimits College Readiness
IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow, Dr. Cristóbal Rodríguez, presented his report examining the equity of college readiness across schools in Texas. He and a panel of experts discussed college readiness in math. The study specifically focuses on calculus, which is a key indicator of college readiness and is not equally and fairly accessible in Texas public schools.
See his report: https://idra.news/JACfellowReport2021
See our related infographic on Math and College Readiness: https://idra.news/MathCollegeW
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Make It Make Sense! – What Data Tell Us About the School-to-Prison Pipeline - IDRA webinar
This webinar highlights recent data from IDRA that shows the impact of discipline on school outcomes. We discussed different data sources and ways to access and use data for advocacy efforts aimed at closing the school-to-prison pipeline.
See our new data dashboard: Corporal Punishment in U.S. States & School Districts: https://idra.news/CPdashboard
Visit IDRA’s End Corporal Punishment in Schools website to learn more:https://idra.news/EndCorpPunishment
Originally aired on October 19, 2021
