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June-July 2026 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – Focus: Education Opportunity for All Students

Articles

What the 2025-26 Supreme Court Term Means for Education Justice, by Ámbar Caldwell, Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D., & Makiah Lyons, J.D.

IDRA Statement: Fifth Circuit Invalidates Texas Dream Act – The Court’s Ruling Compromises a Quarter Century of the State’s Investment in Texas’ Dreamers and Economy

Collusive Litigation Strategy Dismantles Texas Dream Act & Creates Roadmap for Other Policies, by Clemon White & Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.

Parents Describe the Real Impact of Decimated Office for Civil Rights

Extras

Infographic: Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools (available in English, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese and Mandarin)

IDRA Student Guide to Navigating Texas Dream Act Changes (English • Spanish)

Share Your Story: Students, families and educators: we need to hear from you. Use our story collection tool and take five minutes to share questions, frustrations and stories about the impact of the Texas Dream Act and how the court’s decision may affect you.

Supportive College Climates for Undocumented Students – IDRA Classnotes Podcast #242

Identity-Based Bullying – IDRA Model Policy resources

Students Weigh the Promise and Challenges of Big College Readiness Initiative

Jan 28, 2026

• By Hector Bojorquez • IDRA Newsletter • January 2026 • Key takeaways Students conducted a youth-led evaluation of Future … read more

Students Claim Their Place in Education Policy

Jan 28, 2026

• By Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2026 • Students Claim Their Place in Education Policy – … read more

Texas Public Schools See Historic Improvement in Student Retention – Highlights from IDRA’s 39th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study

Dec 17, 2025

• By Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, Ph.D., & Joanna Sánchez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2025 • Key takeaways Texas public … read more

IDRA Releases Model Policy to Strengthen College Counseling – New Model Policy on Culturally-Sustaining School Counseling Aims to Reduce Gaps in College Access

Dec 17, 2025

• By Terrence Wilson, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2025 • Key takeaways IDRA released a culturally-sustaining school counseling … read more

Resource Center

Students Weigh the Promise and Challenges of Big College Readiness Initiative

Students Claim Their Place in Education Policy

Texas Public Schools See Historic Improvement in Student Retention – Highlights from IDRA’s 39th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study

IDRA Releases Model Policy to Strengthen College Counseling – New Model Policy on Culturally-Sustaining School Counseling Aims to Reduce Gaps in College Access

College Diversity Policy Changes Compound Longstanding Barriers to College and Present New Ones

Texas Pride and a Model Worth Celebrating – The Power of Wall-to-Wall Early College High Schools

IDRA Newsletter 2025 Index

Externships as a Professional Development Model for STEM Education

“I don’t know how to use a mouse” – Teen Researchers Study Community Technology Needs and Do Something About It

IDRA Youth TechXperts Launches Student-Centered Experiential STEM Learning

Students Face Confusion and College Dead-Ends After Sudden Blockage of the Texas Dream Act

Breakthrough for Students – Texas State Board Approves Standards for New Bilingual Special Education Teacher Certificate

Celebrating Aurelio Montemayor’s 50 Years with IDRA

Corazón – A Poem for María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel

Honoring Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel

A Woman of Inspiring Leadership and Enduring Legacy

In Her Words – The Quotable Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel

La Lucha, With a Smile

Coalitions Represent Communities Across the U.S. South

Civic Changemakers – Students and Advocates Join Forces at the Georgia Capitol