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
Needed: A Massive Moral Movement to Leave No Child Behind
Apr 30, 1996• by Marian Wright Edelman • IDRA Newsletter • April 1996 • When Jesus Christ invited little children to come unto him, … read more
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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
Read MoreIDRA’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
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