IDRA Newsletter
March 2025 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: National Policy Affecting All Students
Articles
What the President’s Directive to the U.S. Secretary of Education Means for Students, Families and Schools, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
What Federal Education Funding Means for Schools – A Look at Federal Funding in Georgia and Texas, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Role in Serving and Protecting this Nation’s Students, by Vivek Datla, MPA
What 2024 NAEP Scores Tell Us About Student Progress – National Scores Suggest Need for Targeted Investments to Ensure All Students Succeed, by Morgan Craven, J.D., & Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Extras
Executive Order Leaves All Children and Families Behind – Statement by IDRA President and CEO Celina Moreno on Executive Order to Dismantle U.S. Department of Education • English • Spanish
See IDRA’s latest Federal Advocacy Action Alert for steps you can take.
Adrian and Zariah Reflect on Their Activism and Concerns, March 17, 2025
From Petition to Podium – Students Urge School Board to Protect Immigrant Student Safety, March 17, 2025
Progressing Backward – IDRA SEEN State-Level Legislative 2024 Recap and 2025 Trends
Achieving Gender Equity in Multicultural Bilingual Education: A Review of ESL: The Whole Person Approach
Mar 30, 1996• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Equity in education is achieved, in part, by removing barriers … read more
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IDRA’s MIJA Program Expands
Mar 30, 1996• by Aurora Yáñez-Pérez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Throughout their school experience, girls consistently rate their intellectual abilities lower … read more
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Administrator’s Alert Sexual Harassment is Everybody’s Business
Mar 30, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • It was in October 1995 that the U.S. District Court … read more
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Women in Education Fields
Mar 30, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Employment for men and women in the United States has traditionally … read more
Read MoreAlice Dickerson Montemayor’s: Feminist Challenge to LULAC in the 1930s
Mar 30, 1996• by Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • The history of Mexican-origin women in voluntary organizations is … read more
Read MoreWorld Wide Web Sites on Gender Equity and Other On-line Resources on Gender Equity
Mar 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • The Women of NASA was developed to encourage more young women to pursue … read more
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Everything Old Seems New Again…Or Is It? Recognizing Aversive Racism
Feb 20, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • It was in an October 1991 issue of Ebony magazine … read more
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Affirmative Action: Not a Thing of the Past
Feb 20, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • Affirmative action is linked intricately to discrimination in the United … read more
Read MoreSparing my Children from “The Feeling”, Editorial
Feb 20, 1996• by Raul Yzaguirre • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • My family has lived in what is now the United States … read more
Read More¿Habla Usted Español? Bilingualism is a Tool for Business
Jan 30, 1996• by Abel Carmona, B.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • Recently, a friend of mine, who is in retail sales, was … read more
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Speaking Up for Bilingual Education
Jan 30, 1996• by Dr. Albert Cortez • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • [Dr. Albert Cortez was recently honored by the Texas Association … read more
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English Only: Conversations on the Internet
Jan 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • Conversation on the Internet about declaring English as the … read more
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Language Legislation before Congress
Jan 30, 1996• by Charles A. Cavazos • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The first session of the 104th Congress last year saw … read more
Read More“English Only” Defined
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The following talking points on the issue of an official language, or English … read more
Read MoreEnglish Plus Proponents
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The organizations below are among the many who have either signed-on to statements … read more
Read MoreEnglish Plus Information Clearinghouse Resolution on English Plus
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The resolution below was created in 1987 by a diverse group of about … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 1995 Index
Dec 31, 1995November- December 1995 IDRA Newsletter Articles “Teachers and Instructional Technology: Wise and Foolish Choices,” by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. “Accessing … read more
Read MoreTeachers and Instructional Technology: Wise or Foolish Choices
Nov 01, 1995• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 1995 In 1911, Thomas Edison, inventor of the magic lantern, predicted that … read more
Read MoreWhy Bilingual Education is Important to Me
Aug 02, 1995• IDRA Newsletter • August 1995 Each of these essays was among the top three winners in the 1994 National Association … read more
Read MoreBlessed With Bilingual Brains: Is it a Fact or a False Belief?
Aug 01, 1995• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1995 The recent Oscar-nominee movie, Nell, with Jodie Foster in the title role, … read more
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