IDRA Newsletter
September 2026 Edition of the IDRA Newsletter – Focus: Language Rights
Articles
Where Language and Disability Meet – What Schools Must Do Differently, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Multiracial Movement Secures Language Rights for Students – The Law in Education – Lau v. Nichols, by Alexis Molden & Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Proposed Federal English-Only Rules Would Deny Bilingual Instruction in Head Start
Texas Can Extend its Bilingual Education Leadership to All Grades – New Bilingual Pathways Report Highlights a Way Forward, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Extras
Video (2:15 min): Families Take Action for Seal of Biliteracy
Infographic: Where Language and Disability Meet – 5 Things School Districts Must Do Differently
Flier: Every Language is an Asset
Stand Up for Students – Free Equity Policy Tools for Advocates – IDRA Launches SEEN Model Policy Shop
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Students Bridge the Digital Divide in Colonias – Highlights from IDRA’s Pilot Student Digital Ambassadorships
Jul 30, 2024• By Michelle Vega & Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • IDRA Digital Ambassadors develops … read more
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Re-engaging Students as Leaders – IDRA Youth Leadership Now Shows Powerful Strategies
Jul 30, 2024• By Hector Bojorquez • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • While student disengagement and absenteeism were problems before the … read more
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Texas Gets Closer to Adopting a Bilingual Special Education Teacher Certificate
Jul 30, 2024• By Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • In Texas, the education landscape is quickly evolving, … read more
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IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Tutors Win Reflection Contest Awards
May 24, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • Tutors Share Stories of the Program’s Impact on Their Lives Ten students received … read more
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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
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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
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IDRA Youth Advisory Board Members Study Culturally Responsive Teaching and School Discipline
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Embedding Social-Emotional Learning into Student-Serving Programs
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