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Students Testify Against Classroom Censorship in Georgia

Feb 17, 2022

• By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., & Irene Gomez, Ed.M. • Knowledge is Power • February, 2022 • Students in Georgia testified last week … read more

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Fighting Classroom Censorship in Georgia

Feb 03, 2022

• By Terrence Wilson, J.D. • Knowledge is Power • January 20, 2022 • Analysis of New Bills Over the last … read more

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Today’s Attacks on Students’ Civil Rights Echo Earlier Attacks on Bilingual Education

Feb 03, 2022

• By Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • Knowledge is Power • February 3, 2022 • The current attack on curriculum and on … read more

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How Texas’ Newest Censorship Bill Applies to School Activities

Feb 03, 2022

• By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., & Irene Gomez, Ed.M. • Knowledge is Power • February 3, 2022 • New … read more

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Doing the Work of Love – A Letter to the Community who Raised Me

Feb 02, 2022

• By Thomas Marshall III, M.Ed. • Honoring the Arms that Lift Us – Southern Stories from Our Black Staff … read more

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You Can’t Erase Herstory – Reflections on Rubye Holliman’s Legacy

Feb 02, 2022

• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D • Honoring the Arms that Lift Us – Southern Stories from Our Black Staff • … read more

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Growing Up HBCU

Feb 02, 2022

• By Dr. Paula Johnson • Honoring the Arms that Lift Us – Southern Stories from Our Black Staff • … read more

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Reflections on my Grandparents

Feb 02, 2022

• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • Honoring the Arms that Lift Us – Southern Stories from Our Black Staff • … read more

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Healing-Centered Engagement – Transforming Education in the Pandemic and Beyond

Jan 30, 2022

• Irene Gómez, Ed.M. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2022 • This time last year, like many students, I didn’t … read more

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Equitable Education Policies in the U.S. South Can Push the Country Toward Education Justice

Jan 30, 2022

• Terrence Wilson, J.D., and Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2022 • The U.S. South is … read more

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Parents Urge Schools to Enrich, Not Exclude

Jan 30, 2022

• Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2022 • News stories in recent months have shown parents … read more

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In Memoriam – James David Lehmann, Sr.

Jan 30, 2022

• IDRA Newsletter • January 2022 • Mr. James David Lehmann, Sr., a former long-time member of the IDRA Board … read more

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Organizing Against Classroom Censorship

Jan 20, 2022

• By Michelle Castillo, Ed.M. • Knowledge is Power • January 20, 2022 • Schools have once again been reluctantly … read more

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Families Must be Centered in Education Policymaking, Not Used as Puppets

Jan 20, 2022

• IDRA Statement • Knowledge is Power • January 20, 2022 • All families must be part of building excellent … read more

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New Advocacy Guide: Lessons Learned from our Classroom Censorship Advocacy

Jan 20, 2022

• Knowledge is Power • January 20, 2022 • IDRA’s research, training and policy advocacy work centers the principle that … read more

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The Importance of Teaching All Truths (Lesson Plan Part 2)

Jan 20, 2022

• By Hector Bojorquez • Knowledge is Power • January 20, 2022 • In a previous Knowledge is Power edition, … read more

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IDRA Newsletter 2021 Index

Dec 16, 2021

November-December 2021 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This issue’s focus: School Leadership See PDF of this issue See overview … read more

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Communities List their Priorities for Federal Funds to Build Supportive Schools

Dec 16, 2021

By Morgan Craven, J.D. • Knowledge is Power • December 15, 2021 • IDRA hosted a policy series this year … read more

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War on Obscenity is Classroom Censorship on Another Front

Dec 16, 2021

By Mikayla Arciaga, M.A.Ed. • Knowledge is Power • December 15, 2021 • Some policymakers are organizing their classroom censorship … read more

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Strategies for School Leaders to Melt the Chilling Effects of Bad Education Policy

Dec 15, 2021

• Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2021 • School leaders are no strangers to high-pressure situations. … read more

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