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Virginia’s Anti-Equity Executive Order 1 Does Not Require Schools to Limit Curriculum or Instruction

Nov 15, 2022 - News Releases

IDRA and Partners Publish Analysis with Guidance for School Personnel and Communities (Virginia • November 15, 2022) A new analysis … read more

Listening Session on Federal Relief – The Next Steps for our Children, Teachers and Parents in Uvalde

Sep 26, 2022 - News Releases

Testimony by Morgan Craven, J.D., IDRA National Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Community Engagement Presented before the U.S. Congressional Children’s … read more

Congressional Children’s Caucus Listening Session in Uvalde Livestream

Sep 26, 2022 - Pressroom

This hearing was held in Uvalde, Texas, by the U.S. Congressional Children’s Caucus on September 26, 2022. Read the testimony … read more

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 Releases

Injunction Could Cost Universities Millions, Reduce Funds for Academics and Supports for Texas Students (August 5, 2022) IDRA filed an … read more

Supreme Court Should Reaffirm Diversity as Compelling Interest, Uphold Holistic College Admissions

Aug 04, 2022 - News Releases

IDRA Signs onto Amicus Brief Spotlighting Student Voices Urging the Court Not to Censor their Racial and Ethnic Identity in … read more

IDRA Launches Resource Hub to Promote Accurate and Inclusive Education

Aug 01, 2022 - News Releases

New Hub Provides Lesson Plans and Tools for Teaching History and Current Events About Race and Gender in Today’s Classroom … read more

Supreme Court Further Erodes Separation of Church and State in Public Schools

Jun 28, 2022 - News Releases

Public School Employees Should Not Elevate Any Faith Over Another In yet another opinion centering extremist views, the U.S. Supreme … read more

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

Texas High Schools Reach All-Time Low Attrition Rate but Still Lose 80,000 Students

Jun 14, 2022 - News Releases

IDRA Study Gives a First Look at the Pandemic’s Effect on Attrition Rates San Antonio (June 14, 2022) – The … read more

Download Graphics – Attrition Study

Jun 13, 2022 - Pressroom

Download 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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