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IDRA Report Links Lack of Broadband Access to Student Disengagement
May 19, 2021“Plugged in, Tuned Out” Shows Problem is Worst in Large Urban School Districts IDRA News Release • San Antonio • … read more
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TEA Announces Release of $11.2 billion in Federal Relief for Schools
May 03, 2021(April 28, 2021) Today, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced it will distribute more than $11 billion in COVID-19 relief … read more
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New Coalition Formed to End Pasco County’s Predictive Policing Program
May 03, 2021IDRA and Group Applaud the U.S. Department of Education’s Investigation into the Program (PASCO COUNTY, Fla. • April 26, 2021) … read more
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New Partnership Launches the Texas Early Childhood English Learner Initiative
Apr 30, 2021IDRA Will Co-lead Statewide Effort to Build Policy Agenda for Young English Learners (San Antonio: June 24, 2020, updated April … read more
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Texas Plan Must Address Digital Divide in Education
Apr 21, 2021IDRA Releases New Report, Launches Video Campaign Addressing Digital Divide IDRA News Release • San Antonio • April 21, 2021 … read more
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Texas Can Better Serve Emergent Bilingual Students
Mar 12, 2021New Report: Creating a More Bilingual Texas – A Closer Look at Bilingual Education in the Lone Star State (March … read more
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Youth STEM Ambassadors to Peek Inside the World of Aviation and Aerospace
Jan 19, 2021Dee Howard Foundation Provides Virtual Tours and Curriculum for IDRA Texas Chief Science Officer Students (San Antonio * January 19, … read more
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San Antonio Middle School Students to Become Software Designers
Jan 15, 2021IDRA & Texas A&M University–San Antonio Launch ‘VisionCoders™’ with $3.89M Federal Grant (San Antonio • January 15, 2021) – San … read more
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A&M-Commerce Partners with IDRA for Groundbreaking Collaboration
Dec 08, 2020IDRA will provide curriculum & teach an online elective Social Justice Through Education Policy course this spring (December 4, 2020 … read more
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IDRA Delivers Laptops to South San Antonio ISD Students
Nov 20, 2020Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Donated Laptops through a Partnership with Consulate General of Mexico in San Antonio and IDRA … read more
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IDRA Launches Education Policy Fellows Program
Nov 11, 2020Fellows Will Engage a Network of Impacted Communities to Transform Education Policymaking (San Antonio * August 28, 2020) – IDRA’s new Education Policy … read more
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Virginia Commission Supported by IDRA Finds Black History is Incomplete in State Curriculum
Sep 02, 2020Recommendations Informed by IDRA’s Framework for Culturally Responsive Education (San Antonio • September 2, 2020) This week, the Virginia Commission … read more
Read MoreSan Antonio City Council Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
Aug 20, 2020IDRA Testifies in Support (San Antonio • August 20, 2020) Today, the San Antonio City Council supported a resolution declaring … read more
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IDRA Analysis Shows Texas Public Schools Could Lose Additional $38.7 Million to Private Schools Under New U.S. Department of Education Rule
Jul 17, 2020(San Antonio • July 17, 2020) – New analysis by IDRA shows that 185 Texas public school districts may have … read more
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Chief Science Officer Teens Get Creative to Promote STEM While Navigating School Closures
May 27, 2020IDRA Texas CSOs serve as STEM ambassadors in their school communities San Antonio, May 27, 2020 – IDRA’s Texas Chief … read more
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IDRA, Partners Provide South Texas Families Tech Support for Distance Learning During COVID-19 Crisis for Virtual Classroom
May 14, 2020(Spanish version below) San Antonio, May 14, 2020 — IDRA launched a partnership with two community-based organizations in the Texas … read more
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Free Webinars on Education for Immigrant Families
May 11, 2020IDRA Launches Bilingual Online Portal to Continue Assistance with the Mexican Consulate in San Antonio During COVID-19 Closures San Antonio, … read more
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IDRA Provides Bilingual Books to Young Learners in San Antonio School Districts to Diminish Digital Divide Effects Exacerbated by COVID-19
May 07, 2020San Antonio, May 7, 2020 — For many years before the COVID-19 outbreak, IDRA has worked with schools and communities … read more
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Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition Sends COVID-19 Recommendations to State Leaders
Apr 23, 2020Multi-sector Coalition Cautions Leaders to Distribute Emergency Funds Equitably San Antonio, April 22, 2020 – Today, the Texas Legislative Education … read more
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A Win for Equity – Texas Board to Adopt Curriculum Standards for African American Studies Course in Historic Vote
Apr 16, 2020San Antonio, April 16, 2020 – IDRA applauds the Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) for its preliminary approval today … read more
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