IDRA Newsletter 2020
Published 10 times a year, the IDRA Newsletter provides resources and insight for strengthening and transforming public education to serve students from communities that have historically been underserved like Black and Latino students and students from families with limited means. We publish our newsletter in print and online with highlights in our eNews.
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Below are articles published in 2020. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Maybe One Day, the Pain Won’t Feel the Same
Jul 07, 2020• by Earl Williams • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2020 • Editor’s note: When the Texas State Board of Education held hearings … read more
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We Create Hope Within Our Communities – Before and During COVID-19, Texas Chief Science Officers Advocate for STEM
Jul 07, 2020• by Elizabeth Alexander, Shreya Chaudhary & Isela Herrera • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2020 • The Chief Science Officers … read more
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IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Students Share their Experiences as Tutors
Jul 07, 2020• by Serenity Nance and John Tscheulin • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2020 • Tutoring My Kids by Serenity Nance … read more
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Systems in America Are Set Up to Be Racist
Jul 07, 2020• by Alana Price • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2020 • The Black Lives Matter movement is a protest against … read more
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Student Voices on Reopening Schools
Jul 07, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2020 • In early June, IDRA kicked off our series of webinars on reopening schools … read more
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We Are Important, and So is Our History
Jul 07, 2020• by Quardasha Mitchell • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2020 • Editor’s note: When the Texas State Board of Education … read more
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Habits of a Healthy School District Where All Students Thrive
May 27, 2020by Celina Moreno, J.D., & Christie L. Goodman, APR • IDRA Newsletter • May 2020 • Health is on everyone’s … read more
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State Takeovers of School Districts Don’t Work
May 27, 2020• Terrence Wilson, J.D., & Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2020 • School districts are more … read more
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Implications of Texas SB 1882 Patchwork of Partnerships
May 27, 2020• Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2020 • Three years ago, the Texas legislature passed Senate … read more
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Meet Dr. Chloe Latham Sikes – IDRA Deputy Director of Policy
May 27, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • May 2020 • Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., is IDRA’s new deputy director of policy. She first … read more
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IDRA Provides Bilingual Books to Young Learners to Diminish Digital Divide Effects Exacerbated by COVID-19
May 27, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • May 2020 • IDRA has long worked with schools and communities to close the digital divide … read more
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IDRA, Partners Provide South Texas Families Tech Support for Distance Learning During COVID-19 Crisis for Virtual Classrooms
May 27, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • May 2020 • IDRA launched a partnership with two community-based organizations in the Texas Rio Grande … read more
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Using Equity Audits to Assess and Address Opportunity Gaps Across Education
Apr 29, 2020• Paula N. Johnson, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2020 • Education leaders today are able to compile all … read more
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Ensuring Equity in Online Learning – Newsletter Article
Apr 29, 2020Considerations in Response to COVID-19’s Impact on Schooling • IDRA Newsletter • April 2020 • Editor’s Note: In a crisis, … read more
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Meet Dr. Bricio Vasquez – Education Data Scientist
Apr 29, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • April 2020 • Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D., is IDRA’s education demographer and data scientist. He has worked … read more
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A Win for Equity – Newsletter Article
Apr 29, 2020Texas Board Adopts Curriculum Standards for African American Studies Course in Historic Vote • IDRA Newsletter • April 2020 • … read more
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The 2020 Census is Here – Schools Should be Active
Mar 18, 2020• Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2020 • This spring, families and individuals across the country will … read more
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President’s Proposed Federal Budget Would Cut Education Funding and Programs
Mar 18, 2020• Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2020 • In February 2020, President Donald Trump released a proposed … read more
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Watching the Courts as They Consider the Next Voucher Case
Mar 18, 2020• Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2020 • In January, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments … read more
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At What Cost? A Review of School Police Funding and Accountability Across the U.S. South
Feb 26, 2020• Terrence Wilson, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2020 • An 11-year-old girl pushed against a brick wall and … read more
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