IDRA Newsletter 2025
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 2025. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Because VYP Believed in Me, I Started to Believe in Myself – Former IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Student Reflects
May 30, 2025By Michelle Ramos • IDRA Newsletter • May 2025 • Editor’s Note: In April, IDRA celebrated the 40th anniversary of … read more
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Tribute to Dr. Joe Bernal: How Bilingual Education Came to Texas – Behind the Scenes
May 30, 2025• By Christie L. Goodman, APR, Fellow PRSA • IDRA Newsletter • May 2025 • The recent passing of Joseph … read more
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Valuable from the Start – IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Reaches 40-year Milestone
May 30, 2025• By Christie L. Goodman, APR, Fellow PRSA • IDRA Newsletter • May 2025 • Successful students naturally get accolades. … read more
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The Ever-Present History of Violence in U.S. Schools – How State-Sanctioned Cruelty Persists through School Corporal Punishment Policies
Apr 29, 2025• By Morgan Craven, J.D. & Kaci Wright • IDRA Newsletter • April 2025 • On April 30, we observed … read more
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On the State of Integration and Our Common Humanity
Apr 29, 2025• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2025 • Editor’s Note: In February 2025, the National Coalition … read more
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Developing the Joy of STEM through Student and Teacher Experiences
Apr 29, 2025• By Jeff Wheatcraft, Asaiah Puente, Ed.D., CNP, & Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2025 • As … read more
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High School Student Tells Lawmakers: Georgia Bill “Erases Our Stories and Our Truths”
Apr 29, 2025Editor’s note: In February, Laila Errold participated in IDRA’s advocacy training and shadowing event at the Georgia capitol. As she … read more
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What 2024 NAEP Scores Tell Us About Student Progress
Mar 26, 2025National Scores Suggest Need for Targeted Investments to Ensure All Students Succeed • By Morgan Craven, J.D. & Chloe Latham … read more
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The U.S. Department of Education’s Role in Serving and Protecting this Nation’s Students
Mar 26, 2025• By Vivek Datla, MPA • IDRA Newsletter • March 2025 • The U.S. Department of Education is at the … read more
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What Federal Education Funding Means for Schools – A Look at Federal Funding in Georgia and Texas
Mar 26, 2025• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2025 • The U.S. Department of Education has several core … read more
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What the President’s Directive to the U.S. Secretary of Education Means for Students, Families and Schools
Mar 26, 2025• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2025 • On March 3, 2025, Linda McMahon was sworn … read more
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Black Girls Can Make History When We Support them in School
Feb 18, 2025• By Morgan Craven, J.D. & Makiah Lyons, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2025 • As Black women at … read more
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New Data Hub Spotlights School Discipline of Black Girls in Georgia
Feb 18, 2025• By Nickell Brown & Makiah Lyons, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2025 • In August of 2024, the … read more
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Confronting Hair Discrimination in Schools – A Call to Honor Black History by Protecting Student Rights
Feb 17, 2025• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D., Makiah Lyons, J.D., & Tionna Ryan • IDRA Newsletter • February 2025 • As we … read more
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How Schools Should Support Children Impacted by ICE Raids
Jan 30, 2025• IDRA Newsletter • January 2025 • When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducts raids in a community, students … read more
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Strong Schools Depend on Strong Partnerships with Families – Anti-Immigrant Policies Push Families Away
Jan 30, 2025• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2025 • All families must be part of building excellent … read more
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All Students, Regardless of Immigration Status, Belong in School – How the Plyler v. Doe U.S. Supreme Court Ruling Protects Students
Jan 30, 2025• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2025 • This month, long-standing restrictions on immigration enforcement in … read more
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