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IDRA Files Amicus Brief in Fifth Circuit on Behalf of Student, Business and Higher Education Organizations in a Reckless Case Challenging Texas Tuition Laws
Aug 05, 2022 - News ReleasesInjunction Could Cost Universities Millions, Reduce Funds for Academics and Supports for Texas Students (August 5, 2022) IDRA filed an … read more
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Supreme Court Should Reaffirm Diversity as Compelling Interest, Uphold Holistic College Admissions
Aug 04, 2022 - News ReleasesIDRA Signs onto Amicus Brief Spotlighting Student Voices Urging the Court Not to Censor their Racial and Ethnic Identity in … read more
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IDRA In the News – 2022
Aug 03, 2022 - Media CoverageMedia Coverage 2022 – Highlights to Date Author of “critical race theory” ban says Texas schools can still teach about … read more
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IDRA Launches Resource Hub to Promote Accurate and Inclusive Education
Aug 01, 2022 - News ReleasesNew Hub Provides Lesson Plans and Tools for Teaching History and Current Events About Race and Gender in Today’s Classroom … read more
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Supreme Court Further Erodes Separation of Church and State in Public Schools
Jun 28, 2022 - News ReleasesPublic School Employees Should Not Elevate Any Faith Over Another In yet another opinion centering extremist views, the U.S. Supreme … read more
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Supreme Court Allows Use of Public Funds for Religious Instruction, Giving License to State-Subsidized Discrimination
Jun 22, 2022 - News Releases(June 22, 2022) Yesterday, in a 6-3 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states providing tuition assistance to secular … read more
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Texas High Schools Reach All-Time Low Attrition Rate but Still Lose 80,000 Students
Jun 14, 2022 - News ReleasesIDRA Study Gives a First Look at the Pandemic’s Effect on Attrition Rates San Antonio (June 14, 2022) – The … read more
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Download Graphics – Attrition Study
Jun 13, 2022 - PressroomDownload Graphics from Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2020-21 Schools are twice as likely to lose Hispanic students and Black … read more
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Reporter FAQs and Resources Regarding Attrition and Dropout Data
Jun 13, 2022 - PressroomIDRA conducted Texas’ first-ever comprehensive statewide study of high school dropouts in 1986. Before then, no one knew the extent … read more
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Centering Community as We Mourn for Uvalde
Jun 01, 2022 - News ReleasesThe horrifying school shooting in Uvalde this week has shaken us all, in Texas and across the country. We are … read more
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