September 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Students Are Speaking
Articles
Books Are for Learning, Not Banning, by Grace Ding, High School Junior
Students Deserve Religious Holidays Off, by Inayah Naqvi, High School Senior
Addressing Teacher Burnout and More – Reflections from My Teacher Survey, by Diego Aranguiz Mourgues, High School Senior
School Districts Must Prioritize their Students’ Mental Health, by Aniyah Turner, College Freshman
Stop School District Funding Injustice, by Mikel Quesada, High School Senior
Since I Became a Tutor, by Michelle Villegas, High School Junior
Extras
Celebrating Student Leadership
See the youth-led research study: The Intersections of Culturally Responsive Education and School Discipline – A Youth Participatory Action Research Case Study of Texas Public Schools
The Power of Voice and Action – Elevating the Promise – IDRA Releases 2021-2022 Impact Report
August 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Student Rights
Articles
Restorative Practices Can Prevent and Heal Bias-based Harm, By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Severe Implications of the Loper Bright Decision for Education and Civil Rights – 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Recap, By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Groundbreaking New Law Review Article Explores “Youth Dignity Takings” and How to Remedy Them
Extras
IDRA Releases Analysis of Project 2025 – “Five Threats to Public Education in Our States and Communities” (Available in English and Spanish)
IDRA Model Policy package on preventing and addressing identity-based bullying
Infographic and Resources: Immigrant Students’ Right to Attend Public School
Youth Dignity Takings: How Book and Trans Bans Take Youth Property and Dignity, by Sarah M. Camiscoli, Paige Duggins-Clay, Maryam Salmanova & Ibtihal Chamakh, Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law, August 2024
The Power of Voice and Action – Elevating the Promise – IDRA Releases 2021-2022 Impact Report
June-July 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Big Ideas for Educational Equity
Articles
Students Bridge the Digital Divide in Colonias – Highlights from IDRA’s Pilot Student Digital Ambassadorships, by Michelle Vega & Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, M.Ed.
Re-engaging Students as Leaders – IDRA Youth Leadership Now Shows Powerful Strategies, by Hector Bojorquez
Texas Gets Closer to Adopting a Bilingual Special Education Teacher Certificate, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Extras
The Power of Voice and Action – Elevating the Promise – IDRA Releases 2021-2022 Impact Report
Student Leaders Surprise Teachers – IDRA Classnotes Podcast #240
IDRA Digital Equity – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
Learn More about the IDRA Valued Youth Partnership
May 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Welcoming School Climates
Articles
Welcoming and Safe Schools Require Authentic Relationship Building, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Texas School District Becomes First to Adopt Policy to Prevent Identity-based Bullying – Statement by IDRA, Round Rock ISD, Black Parents and Families Collective, and Access Education RRISD
The Value of Integrating STEM, the Arts and Ethnic Studies, by Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D., & Asaiah Puente, Ed.D.
Extras
70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling
Learn More about the IDRA Valued Youth Partnership
Booklet with the VYP winners’ full entries
IDRA Interrupting Bullying and Harassment in Schools – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
April 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Language Rights
Articles
Navigating Policy Landscapes for Linguistic and Cultural Equity, by Morgan Craven, J.D., & Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Language Rights are Civil Rights – 50th Anniversary of the Lau v. Nichols Ruling, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
AI as a Tool for Inclusive Bilingual Education, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Transnational Students Deserve a High-Quality Education on Both Sides of the Border, by Rebekah Skelton
Extras
Webinar: Lau v. Nichols 50th Anniversary (replay)
Infographic: Artificial Intelligence for the Bilingual Educator
IDRA’s Educator Six-part Webinar Series on Translanguaging (replay)
IDRA Serving Emergent Bilingual Students – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
Corporal Punishment Information
- Issue Brief: Hitting Hurts – The Case for Ending Corporal Punishment in Texas
- Interactive Map on Corporal Punishment in Texas
- Corporal Punishment in U.S. States and School Districts
March 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: School Safety
Articles
Students Demand Safe, Supportive Schools – Student Authors Call for Ending Zero Tolerance and School-Based Policing, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Where Some Policymakers and School Leaders Get School Safety Wrong, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Thirty Years Later, the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act Continues to Harm Students and Communities, by Rebekah Skelton
Extras
IDRA Valued Youth Partnership – See How VYP Improves Attendance & Socio-Emotional Learning
Bilingual Infographic: Build Safe Schools, Reject Hurtful Policies
Issue Brief: What Safe Schools Should Look Like for Every Student – A Guide to Building Safe and Welcoming Schools and Rejecting Policies that Hurt Students, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
February 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Education Research
Articles
Mexican American Studies – A Deep Look by High School Students, by Marcela Hernández, Jonas Lokensgard & Hannah Rosales
Embedding Social-Emotional Learning into Student-Serving Programs, by Stephanie García, Ph.D.
IDRA Youth Advisory Board Members Study Culturally Responsive Teaching and School Discipline, by Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, M.Ed.
Extras
The IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Turns 40! See How VYP Improves Attendance & Socio-Emotional Learning
Resources for Cultural and Ethnic Studies
IDRA Ethnic Studies Online Technical Assistance Package
Infographic: 5 Tips for Organizing a High School Student-Led Ethnic Studies Advocacy Group
Video: Student research highlights presentation, Culturally Responsive Education and School Discipline in Texas Schools: A Mixed-Methods Case Study
January 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: College Readiness and Success
Articles
Texas’ Ban on College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Offices Takes Effect, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Encouraging STEM Pathways through Student and Teacher Experiences, by Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D.
IDRA Priorities for the 2024 Georgia General Assembly Session
Extras
Get tools & resources for Georgia education advocacy
Infographic: Understanding Texas’s DEI Ban at Public Universities
Infographic: More Ready Texas – IDRA study shows counselor concerns about the state’s graduation requirements
Report: School Counselors on College Advising Constraints – A Ready Texas Study
Data dashboard: Math and Science Course Offerings in Texas
Infographic from IDRA’s earlier study showing rural districts lost 24% in Algebra II enrollment
Podcast Episode: Student Leaders Surprise Teachers – Podcast Episode 240
Podcast Episode: Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Podcast Episode 239
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