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IDRA In the News – 2020
Sep 14, 2020 - Media CoverageMedia Coverage 2020 – Highlights to Date Vital Conversations: Raising The Bar For Educational Equity, Youth Success In San Antonio, … read more
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State Board of Education Should Vote Against All New Charter Proposals
Sep 10, 2020 - PressroomIDRA Testimony on Item 1: Consideration of the Commissioner of Education’s Generation 25 Open-Enrollment Charter School Proposals, Presented by Dr. … read more
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Virginia Commission Supported by IDRA Finds Black History is Incomplete in State Curriculum
Sep 02, 2020 - News ReleasesRecommendations Informed by IDRA’s Framework for Culturally Responsive Education (San Antonio • September 2, 2020) This week, the Virginia Commission … read more
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IDRA Launches Education Policy Fellows of Color Program
Aug 28, 2020 - News ReleasesFellows Will Engage a Network of Impacted Communities to Transform Education Policymaking (San Antonio * August 28, 2020) – IDRA’s new Education Policy Fellows of … read more
Read MoreSan Antonio City Council Declares Racism a Public Health Crisis
Aug 20, 2020 - News ReleasesIDRA Testifies in Support (San Antonio • August 20, 2020) Today, the San Antonio City Council supported a resolution declaring … read more
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Tighter Census Bureau Deadline Delivers Blow to Communities with Hard-to-Count Populations
Aug 18, 2020 - PressroomWith Changes and Action, We Are Capable of Getting a Complete Census Count Statement by Dr. Bricio Vasquez, IDRA … 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 - News Releases(San Antonio • July 17, 2020) – New analysis by IDRA shows that 185 Texas public school districts may have … read more
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Supreme Court Ruling Widens the Door to Use Public Funds for Vouchers and Religious Schools
Jul 01, 2020 - Pressroom(San Antonio: July 1, 2020) Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states must allow religious schools to participate in … read more
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New Partnership Launches the Texas Early Childhood English Learner Initiative
Jun 24, 2020 - News ReleasesIDRA Will Co-lead Statewide Effort to Build Policy Agenda for Young English Learners (San Antonio: June 24, 2020) IDRA is … read more
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IDRA Lauds Supreme Court Decision to Keep DACA Alive, Urges Schools to Affirm Immigrant Rights
Jun 18, 2020 - PressroomSan Antonio, June 18, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration improperly rescinded DACA, keeping … read more
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