IDRA Newsletter
January 2026 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – Focus: Student Leadership in Education
Articles
Discipline Disparities Push Black Girls Out of Classrooms – IDRA Youth-Led Study Examines Discipline in Atlanta-area Schools, by Makiah Lyons, J.D.
Students Claim Their Place in Education Policy – IDRA Civic Changemakers Equips Students to Speak Their Truth to Power, by Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed.
Students Weigh the Promise and Challenges of Big College Readiness Initiative, by Hector Bojorquez
How Schools Should Support Children Impacted by ICE Raids
Extras
IDRA Civic Changemakers – see videos of students testifying and their reflection interviews
IDRA infographic: 10 Strategies for How Schools Should Support Children Impacted by ICE Raids (Available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean and Vietnamese)
IDRA infographic: Welcoming Immigrant Students in School (Available in English, Spanish, Mandarin, Korean and Vietnamese)
Resources on supporting immigrant students, including the Texas K-12 Educators’ Toolkit and sample school district resolutions
IDRA Model Policy on Identity-based Bullying – package includes a policy brief, model policy for state-level legislation, school board policy and an advocacy guide
Bullying and Harassment in Texas Schools Policy Recommendations – IDRA Issue Brief
Interrupting Bullying and Harassment in Schools – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
“E Pluribus Unum” Strengthened by Multicultural Education
Oct 30, 1996• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • Ethnic pluralism is a reality. Populations of people of color … read more
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Equity and Accountability Needed to Reduce Dropout Rates
Oct 30, 1996• by Josie Danini Supik, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • Testimony Before the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence … read more
Read MoreOur Nation on the Fault Line: Hispanic American Education Dropouts
Oct 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Editor’s Note: The following … read more
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What Adults Should Know about Teenagers
Oct 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • IDRA Interview Interviewer Aurelio Montemayor: Clementina Padilla, one of the prime … read more
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Up or Down: The Dropout Dilemma in Texas
Oct 30, 1996• by Roy Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • Are school dropout rates declining or increasing in Texas? That is … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Expands
Oct 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • IDRA Update The CocaCola Valued Youth Program is launching a national expansion into … read more
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Keeping the Faith: Valuing Parents
Sep 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Valuing as an Article of Faith The valuing paradigm … read more
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Adult Literacy Outreach Innovations: Porque Significa Tanto
Sep 30, 1996• by Christie L. Goodman, APR • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • There’s a lot of learning going on inside and … read more
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Families United for Education Conversations with Parents and Friends, editorial
Sep 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Through IDRA’s role in the national Mobilization for Equity … read more
Read MoreTwo Way Bilingual Education: A Positive Way to “Cry Woof”
Sep 30, 1996• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • One day, Mother Mouse was crossing the street with her three … read more
Read MoreMobilization for Equity Highlights
Sep 30, 1996• by Linda Ocasio • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Writer Linda Ocasio was asked by the Ford Foundation to attend … read more
Read MoreThe Hopwood Case – What It Says, What It Doesn’t Say, The Future of the Case and “The Rest of the Story”
Aug 30, 1996• by Albert Kauffman • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Editor’s Note: The U.S. Supreme Court recently let stand a Fifth Circuit … read more
Read MoreDesegregation to Inclusion: Embracing a Full Spectrum of Diversity
Aug 30, 1996• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Inclusion can be viewed as the logical culmination of … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Carry Olympic Flame
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Jorge Maldonado, a tutor in IDRA’sCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program, was one of two … read more
Read MoreDr. José A. Cárdenas Receives Champion of Equity Award
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • This month, Dr. José A. Cárdenas, IDRA founder and director emeritus, was presented … read more
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High Failure Rates: Quality or Ineffectiveness?
Aug 30, 1996• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Johnny comes in and talks about how hard Mr. Sabelotodo is … read more
Read MoreAlternative Schools: Short-term Solution with Long-Term Consequences
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Since 1990, the number of alternative schools in North Carolina has more than … read more
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Supporting School Improvement in Reading through Professional Development
Aug 30, 1996• by Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D. and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • IDRA’s Reading Improvement Project is … read more
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School Restructuring: A Continuing Imperative
Aug 30, 1996• by Roy Johnson, MS • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • The modern movement to reform public education in the United … read more
Read MoreTexas Statewide Systemic Initiative
Jun 30, 1996• by David Hill, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Editor’s Note: IDRA is collaborating with the RMC Research … read more
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