IDRA Newsletter
May 2022 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This issue’s focus: Fair & Effective Education Policy
Articles
Community Advocates Push Back as Georgia Legislature Targets Vulnerable Students, by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed.
Update on Texas Education Policy Priorities – What to Watch and Where to Engage for Educational Equity, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., Monica Obregon, & Darlissa Villanueva
IDRA’s Core Principles Influence Federal Advocacy, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
IDRA and ARISE Adelante Partner to Make Texas School Funding System More Clear to Families, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., & Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.
Extras
Centering Community as We Mourn for Uvalde
Southern Education Equity Network
Let us know how classroom censorship laws are affecting you!
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Community Advocates Push Back as Georgia Legislature Targets Vulnerable Students
May 30, 2022• By Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2022 • The Georgia General Assembly concluded the second session … read more
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Update on Texas Education Policy Priorities – What to Watch and Where to Engage for Educational Equity
May 30, 2022• By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., Monica Obregon, & Darlissa Villanueva • IDRA Newsletter • May 2022 • The Texas … read more
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IDRA’s Core Principles Influence Federal Advocacy
May 30, 2022• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2022 • For almost 50 years, IDRA has been at the … read more
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IDRA and ARISE Adelante Partner to Make Texas School Funding System More Clear to Families
May 30, 2022• By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., & Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2022 • Families are … read more
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Letters Demand Books Returned to Shelves in Four School Districts
May 05, 2022• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Knowledge is Power • May 5, 2022 • IDRA wholeheartedly signed on to letters … read more
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What is in Georgia’s Classroom Censorship Law
May 05, 2022• Knowledge is Power • May 5, 2022 • One week ago, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state’s new … read more
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Being a Culturally Curious Educator Supports Positive Mental Health for Students
Apr 29, 2022• By Mia Covarrubias • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • As a future school counselor, I know when school … read more
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Lessons Learned from Principals on Valuing, Safeguarding and Healing Students
Apr 29, 2022• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • School principals balance many skills, demands and … read more
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Four Leverage Points for Culturally Sustaining Practices
Apr 29, 2022• By Paula Johnson, Ph.D., and Hector Bojorquez • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • In our work, particularly through … read more
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Why Emergent Bilingual Education Needs Equity-Centered Pedagogies
Apr 29, 2022• By Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • As I worked toward earning my education administration … read more
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The Power of Student Activism Today Draws from 50 Years Ago
Apr 22, 2022• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • Knowledge is Power • April 22, 2022 • Families are reeling from the … read more
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Using Textured Teaching in the Culturally Sustaining Classroom
Apr 22, 2022• By Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. & Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • Knowledge is Power • April 22, 2022 • Teachers who … read more
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Georgia Assembly Approves Classroom Censorship
Apr 22, 2022• By Terrence Wilson, J.D. • Knowledge is Power • April 22, 2022 • Georgia became another of many southern states to … read more
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Women’s History is U.S. History
Mar 23, 2022• By Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. & Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • IDRA Learning Goes On • The pandemic has proven to … read more
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Realizing Our Common Humanity – Restorative Practices Can Build and Strengthen Relationships in Post-Pandemic Schools
Mar 23, 2022By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Learning Goes On • March 23, 2022 • A foundational belief of restorative justice in … read more
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The Innovation of Translanguaging Pedagogy Enables Students to Use All of Their Tools
Mar 21, 2022• By Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • IDRA Newsletter • March 21, 2022 • On a rainy Monday morning in Chicago … read more
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Let the Youth Speak for Themselves – Fostering Substantive Conversations and Advocacy in the Classroom
Mar 17, 2022• Dr. Paula Johnson • IDRA Newsletter • March 2022 • Our goal as educators, parents and community members is … read more
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Families Celebrate Excellent Biliteracy Programs
Mar 17, 2022• Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. & Alejandra Salazar Gonzalez • IDRA Newsletter • March 2022 • While biliteracy enhances students’ … read more
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An Introduction to Culturally Sustaining Practices in the Classroom
Mar 17, 2022• Dr. Sulema Carreón-Sánchez • IDRA Newsletter • March 2022 • Culturally sustaining instruction is a research-based approach that links … read more
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