IDRA Newsletter
June-July 2025 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – Focus: Community Voices Matter
Articles
A Message from Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, IDRA President Emerita
Legislature Dances the Texas Three-Step: Defund, Demonize, Privatize Public Education, by Kaci Wright, M.Ed., & Vivek Datla, MPA
Policy Whiplash in Georgia – The 2025 Session Delivered Education Gains, Losses and Looming Threats, by Terrence Wilson, J.D., Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed., DeAndrea Byrd, Isabelle Philip & Makiah Lyons, J.D.
Civic Changemakers – Students and Advocates Join Forces at the Georgia Capitol, by Isabelle Philip
Coalitions Represent Communities Across the U.S. South
The Value of Integrating STEM, the Arts and Ethnic Studies
May 24, 2024• By Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D., & Asaiah Puente, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • Perhaps … read more
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Texas School District Becomes First to Adopt Policy to Prevent Identity-based Bullying
May 24, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • Statement by IDRA, Round Rock ISD, Black Parents and Families Collective, and Access … read more
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Welcoming and Safe Schools Require Authentic Relationship Building
May 24, 2024• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • There are many strategies that research tells us … read more
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70 years of Brown v. Board of Education – Reflecting on a New Generation of Civil Rights in Education
May 16, 2024By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • May 2024 • See PDF eBook For the better part of the last century, … read more
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Navigating Policy Landscapes for Linguistic and Cultural Equity
Apr 30, 2024• By Morgan Craven, J.D., & Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2024 • There are more than … read more
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Language Rights are Civil Rights – 50th Anniversary of the Lau v. Nichols Ruling
Apr 30, 2024• by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2024 • At IDRA, we believe that students should not … read more
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AI as a Tool for Inclusive Bilingual Education
Apr 30, 2024• Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • Bilingual educators are often challenged by a lack of … read more
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Transnational Students Deserve a High-Quality Education on Both Sides of the Border
Apr 30, 2024• by Rebekah Skelton • IDRA Newsletter • April 2024 • The United States and Mexico share about 9 million students … read more
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Thirty Years Later, the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act Continues to Harm Students and Communities
Mar 27, 2024• By Rebekah Skelton • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • Thirty years after the passage of the Gun-Free Schools … read more
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Where Some Policymakers and School Leaders Get School Safety Wrong
Mar 27, 2024• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • We know from a growing body of research … read more
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Students Demand Safe, Supportive Schools – Student Authors Call for Ending Zero Tolerance and School-Based Policing
Mar 27, 2024• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • Thirty years after President Bill Clinton signed the … read more
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IDRA Names Youth Advisory Board Members
Mar 27, 2024Five High School Students Serve as Advisors for Education Equity Initiatives While Learning New Skills (San Antonio • March 27, … read more
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IDRA Newsletter 2023 Index
Mar 27, 2024November-December 2023 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: 50th Anniversary – Year in Review See PDF of … read more
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IDRA Youth Advisory Board Members Study Culturally Responsive Teaching and School Discipline
Feb 28, 2024• By Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2024 • Four high school student researchers and alumni of … read more
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Embedding Social-Emotional Learning into Student-Serving Programs
Feb 28, 2024• By Stephanie García, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2024 • The IDRA VisionCoders program anchors social-emotional learning at … read more
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Mexican American Studies – A Deep Look by High School Students
Feb 28, 2024• By Marcela Hernández, Jonas Lokensgard & Hannah Rosales • IDRA Newsletter • February 2024 • Editor’s Note: In March … read more
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Black Students Belong – The Case for an Afrofuturistic Education
Feb 26, 2024By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • February 27, 2024 • I was proud to participate in the Thurgood Marshall Legal Society’s … read more
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Books by Black Authors to Add to Your Classroom Library
Feb 23, 2024By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • February 27, 2024 • Access to books by Black authors highlight the importance of … read more
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Going Back to that Beautiful History – In Defense of African American Studies
Feb 23, 2024By Terrence Wilson, J.D. • February 27, 2024 • Leaders, particularly in the Southern United States, are restricting students’ access … read more
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Books by Black Authors for Your Classroom
Feb 23, 2024This Black History Month we are highlighting resources that you can add to your classroom libraries that include resources to … read more
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