IDRA Newsletter
Latest issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: School District Health
Articles
Habits of a Healthy School District Where All Students Thrive, by Celina Moreno, J.D., & Christie L. Goodman, APR
State Takeovers of School Districts Don’t Work, by Terrence Wilson, J.D., & Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Implications of Texas SB 1882 Patchwork of Partnerships, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Meet Dr. Chloe Latham Sikes – IDRA Deputy Director of Policy
Extras
Learn more about the IDRA Quality Schools Action Framework
Get the book: Courage to Connect – A Quality Schools Action Framework
Listen to our podcast episode: School District Takeovers History and Today – #200
See policy brief: Another Zero-Tolerance Failure – State Takeovers of School Districts Don’t Work
Learn about Semillitas de Aprendizaje
Learning Goes On webpage
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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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IDRA Newsletter 2020 Index
Apr 29, 2020May 2020 the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: School District Health See PDF of this issue See overview for … 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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How Schools Can End Harmful Discipline Practices
Feb 26, 2020• Morgan Craven, J.D., Nilka Avilés, Ed.D., & Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2020 • Positive cultures of … read more
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Racial and Gender Disparities in Dress Code Discipline Point to Need for New Approaches in Schools
Feb 26, 2020• Chloe Latham Sikes, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2020 • Recently, two Black high school students in Barbers … read more
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Why Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs Do More Harm Than Good
Feb 26, 2020• Ana Ramón • IDRA Newsletter • February 2020 • Initially in 1995, the Texas Legislature established disciplinary alternative education … read more
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Meet Terrence Wilson, J.D. – IDRA Regional Policy and Community Engagement Director
Feb 26, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • February 2020 • The IDRA Newsletter will continue to highlight our staff’s varied and diverse talents … read more
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State Policy Recommendations for Addressing Teacher Shortages
Jan 30, 2020• Ana Ramón • IDRA Newsletter • January 2020 • Teacher shortages are both costly and detrimental to student learning. … read more
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