IDRA Newsletter
August 2026 Edition of the IDRA Newsletter – Focus: Bringing Community into Schools
Articles
A Vision for Education in 2025 and Beyond (Excerpt) Educational Opportunities in a Changing Federal Landscape, by Morgan Craven, J.D., IDRA
Meeting the Moment – Movement Lawyering for Education Justice, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D., Makiah Lyons, J.D., & Tionna Ryan, J.D.
A Vision for Education Justice in the South, by Thomas Marshall III, M.Ed.
Start Earlier, Keep It Real – What Grandparents Say Students Need from Schools to Reach College, by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.
Extras
Community-based College Access – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit. Informed by focus groups and roundtable conversations with students, families and school counselors, our new bilingual toolkits provide practical tools schools can use now to help students transition to college.
IDRA Model Policy – Identity-based Bullying
School Counselors on College Advising Constraints – A Ready Texas Study, by Hector Bojorquez, IDRA
Staying on Course When Schools Steer Clear: A Community-Based Study on the Impacts of Texas’ Diversity Policy Change on High School Students and Tools to Expand their College Pathways, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., IDRA
