IDRA Newsletter Archives

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

IDRA Newsletter 2022 Index

Apr 30, 2022

April 2022 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This issue’s focus: Culturally Sustaining Leadership See PDF of this issue See … read more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Realizing Our Common Humanity – Restorative Practices Can Build and Strengthen Relationships in Post-Pandemic Schools

Mar 23, 2022

By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Learning Goes On • March 23, 2022 • A foundational belief of restorative justice in … read more

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

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

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

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

Books Empower Us to Radically Hope

Mar 17, 2022

• Michelle Castillo, Ed.M. • Knowledge is Power • March 17, 2022 • Remarks at the March for Education on … read more

“Equity” is Not Racism

Mar 17, 2022

• Dr. Paula Johnson • Knowledge is Power • March 17, 2022 • The current classroom censorship debate is taking … read more

Resource Center

Letters Demand Books Returned to Shelves in Four School Districts

IDRA Newsletter 2022 Index

Being a Culturally Curious Educator Supports Positive Mental Health for Students

Lessons Learned from Principals on Valuing, Safeguarding and Healing Students

Four Leverage Points for Culturally Sustaining Practices

Why Emergent Bilingual Education Needs Equity-Centered Pedagogies

The Power of Student Activism Today Draws from 50 Years Ago

Using Textured Teaching in the Culturally Sustaining Classroom

Georgia Assembly Approves Classroom Censorship

Women’s History is U.S. History

Realizing Our Common Humanity – Restorative Practices Can Build and Strengthen Relationships in Post-Pandemic Schools

The Innovation of Translanguaging Pedagogy Enables Students to Use All of Their Tools

Let the Youth Speak for Themselves – Fostering Substantive Conversations and Advocacy in the Classroom

Families Celebrate Excellent Biliteracy Programs

An Introduction to Culturally Sustaining Practices in the Classroom

Books Empower Us to Radically Hope

“Equity” is Not Racism

Students Speak Out Against Classroom Censorship

Revolutionizing School Equity through Disaggregated Data

Southern School Censorship News Round-up