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Texas For All Education Fund Launches State of the People Video Series
Feb 11, 2025The State of State Address Does Not Tell the Real Story of Texas (February 5, 2025) A new State of … read more
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Black, Native American and Civil Rights Advocates Urge Texas Court to End Hair Discrimination in Texas Schools
Dec 05, 2024IDRA and Allies File Amicus Brief Supporting Students Deprived of Education Due to Hair Length (Houston, December 5, 2024) Today, … read more
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Our Families, Our Schools, Our Future
Nov 08, 2024(November 8, 2024) Efforts to defund, demonize and privatize public schools gained strength this election. But IDRA’s resolve is stronger than … read more
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STEM Initiative Opens Pathways for San Antonio Students
Oct 22, 2024(San Antonio • October 23, 2024) A new investment in San Antonio promises to inspire the next generation of STEM … read more
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A Stronger Texas Seal of Biliteracy Can Boost Student Readiness for College and Career
Oct 16, 2024New IDRA Policy Brief Charts Path Forward Texas serves the greatest proportion of emergent bilingual students in the country but … read more
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IDRA Digital Ambassadors Program Grows
Oct 08, 2024Enriching Communities through Student-Led Technology Training (Alamo, Texas • October 9, 2024) Building on the success as a pilot program … read more
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Meet IDRA’s New Education Policy Fellows
Oct 03, 2024Shaping the Future of Education Civil Rights with a Powerful Network of Impacted Communities (October 3, 2024) After three successful … read more
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Brownsville Students to Become Technology Leaders – IDRA Launches New STEM Program – IDRA Youth TechXperts
Sep 25, 2024(Brownsville • September 25, 2024) – Brownsville ISD middle school students who are in at-risk situations will become the next … read more
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Texas Student Researchers Call for Inclusive Learning in the Wake of Censorship Era Policies
Sep 05, 2024IDRA Releases Report on Student Views of School Discipline and Culturally Responsive Education (September 4, 2024 • San Antonio) Students are … read more
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Stand Up for Students – Free Equity Policy Tools for Advocates
Aug 27, 2024See IDRA’s New SEEN Model Policy Shop (San Antonio • August 27, 2024) In the face of laws and school … read more
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IDRA to Study Impact of Affirmative Action Ruling, Anti-DEI Law on Texas High Schoolers
May 28, 2024(San Antonio – May 28, 2024) This month, IDRA launched a two-year study on the impact of Texas Senate Bill … read more
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Texas School District Takes Action to Prevent Identity-based Bullying in Schools
May 17, 2024Statement by IDRA, Round Rock ISD, Black Parents and Families Collective, and Access Education RRISD (Round Rock – May 17, … read more
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Georgia Students, Parents, Educators and Advocates Support Public Schools
May 01, 2024Watch! News Conference in Response to Governor Kemp Signing SB 233 What: The Georgia General Assembly and Governor Kemp passed SB … read more
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Solar Eclipse Activities and Information at Home
Apr 05, 2024We’ve pulled together some activities and resources for families to use at home for the 2024 solar eclipse. Enjoy! Get … read more
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IDRA Names Youth Advisory Board Members
Mar 27, 2024Five High School Students Serve as Advisors for Education Equity Initiatives While Learning New Skills (San Antonio • March 27, … read more
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Student Research Team Calls for Expansion of Mexican American Studies
Mar 19, 2024IDRA Releases MAS for Our Schools Report (San Antonio • March 19, 2024) Mexican American Studies enriches students’ learning of … read more
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Texas School Counselors Raise Concerns about College Advising
Dec 12, 2023IDRA Releases Study of the Role of Middle School Counselors in Supporting Students’ College Readiness (December 12, 2023) A decade … read more
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Trellis Foundation Announces $1M in Grants Supporting Higher Education Policy Fellowships
Dec 05, 2023(December 5, 2024) We are thrilled to share the news that IDRA is among four advocacy nonprofits in Texas to … read more
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Students’ Racial Diversity Should be Celebrated, Not Minimized or Erased
Jul 28, 2023IDRA Statement Supreme Court Ignores History & Precedent in Finding UNC and Harvard Affirmative Action Programs Unconstitutional (June 29, 2023) … read more
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Court Sides with UNT by Reversing Anti-Immigrant Tuition Challenge
Jul 12, 2023Fifth Circuit Court Decision Reverses District Court Order in Young Conservatives of Texas v. Neal Smatresk et al. (San Antonio • … read more
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