Policy
What the Federal Government Shutdown Means for Public Schools
Oct 08, 2025By Morgan Craven, J.D. • Federal Education Law and Policy Update • October 9, 2025 Key takeaways Nearly 90% of … read more
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Still Required: Protecting English Learners in Our Schools
Oct 08, 2025By Morgan Craven, J.D. • Federal Education Law and Policy Update • October 9, 2025 Key takeaways Federal protections for … read more
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Court Blocks Rule Excluding Immigrant Children from Head Start
Oct 08, 2025By Tionna Ryan & Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Federal Education Law and Policy Update • October 9, 2025 Key takeaways Federal … read more
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Students and Educators Challenge Classroom Censorship Laws in Texas and Georgia
Oct 08, 2025By Makiah Lyons, J.D., & Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Federal Education Law and Policy Update • October 9, 2025 Key … read more
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Court Allows Mass Firings at the U.S. Department of Education
Oct 08, 2025By Tionna Ryan • Federal Education Law and Policy Update • October 9, 2025 Key takeaways Courts allowed mass firings … read more
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Federal Courts Rule Ten Commandments Displays in Public Schools Unconstitutional
Oct 08, 2025By Tionna Ryan • Federal Education Law and Policy Update • October 9, 2025 Key takeaways Courts blocked mandated Ten … read more
Read MorePrinciples for Fair Funding
Sep 23, 2025To help focus on the reforms that may be included in upcoming school reform plans, IDRA uses a set of … read more
Read MoreSchool Districts Pass Resolutions on Responding to ICE
Apr 04, 2025School districts across the country are issuing resolutions and updating policies to protect students’ rights in light of uncertainty regarding … read more
Read MoreFive Threats to Public Education in Our States and Communities – An Analysis of Project 2025
Aug 26, 2024Get PDF of this Report in English • en Español IDRA believes every young person should have access to excellent … read more
Read MoreIDRA Resources on Fair Funding
Mar 18, 2023More recent news and resources are on our Ensuring Fair School Funding for All Students site Publications “The Extent of … read more
Read MoreAdvocacy Products
Dec 16, 2022IDRA produced the following with the support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. Evaluation Report IDRA Education Policy Fellows … read more
Read MorePolicy News: A Call for Authentic School Family Engagement; Texas Board Considers Ethnic Studies Expansion
Aug 20, 2022A Call for Authentic School Family Engagement IDRA submitted written testimony calling on the Texas legislature to support policies that build connections … read more
Read MoreKeller ISD Latest School District to Censor Books
Aug 20, 2022One day before the start of classes, Keller ISD ordered that schools remove from the library, classrooms and its online … read more
Read More17 States Have Classroom Censorship Policies
Aug 20, 2022IDRA Presents Preliminary Findings Showing Negative Impact of Classroom Censorship As states established classroom censorship policies, IDRA has been monitoring … read more
Read MoreCommunity Advocacy Training on School Funding in Texas
Apr 02, 2022IDRA and ARISE Adelante collaborated to produce a “training of trainers” series on Texas school finance. These two Facebook Live … read more
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Education CAFE Families Convince School District to Keep Biliteracy Program – Video
Mar 20, 2022After a leadership change in their district, IDRA Education CAFE members in south Texas were concerned that the district might … read more
Read MoreRetaining and Improving Rules for the State Plan for English Learners is Essential for Texas Public Schools
Feb 18, 2022The Texas Education Agency is conducting the scheduled review of major rules, including for the education of emergent bilingual students. … read more
Read MoreThe Texas Top Ten Percent Plan’s Legacy in Supporting Equal Access to College – Policy Brief
Apr 27, 2021See PDF Version (See 2021 updated policy brief) • See infographic (See 2021 updated infographic) As Texas continues to graduate a … read more
Read MoreActualización de la política de educación COVID-19
Apr 16, 2021A continuación se muestra un registro de las actualizaciones de políticas de IDRA para las escuelas con respecto al COVID-19. … read more
Read MoreCOVID-19 Education Policy Updates
Apr 16, 2021Below is a log of IDRA’s policy updates for schools regarding COVID-19. We release a new policy update each week … read more
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