Op-Ed: The Pharr Riot and the Need for Mexican-American Studies
Thomas Ray Garcia, former candidate for the Texas State Board of Education and teacher, details his personal discovery that he grew up mere blocks from
March 13, 2023
Thomas Ray Garcia, former candidate for the Texas State Board of Education and teacher, details his personal discovery that he grew up mere blocks from
For this lesson, students will be introduced to the history of race. Our modern understanding of race was introduced starting in the 1600s as European
Prior lessons have introduced students to culture and the history of racism. Race does not exist, but culture is the force that shapes us in
All cultural groups teach future generations cultural understandings that help to shape their identities and interactions with other groups and society at large. Past lessons
This lesson explores the history of the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and how it might be revised to reduce gun violence in the
For this lesson, students will be introduced to important elements of culture, both surface and deep culture. Students will come to understand how culture shapes
The Real World lesson offers students an opportunity to understand how higher education is linked to higher weekly incomes and how income impacts an individual’s
Get the context, empowerment and concrete actions you need to dismantle racist policies and practices in your school that for decades, across the country, have
In today’s climate of classroom censorship, tools for culturally sustaining teaching can be hard to find and implement. This is why IDRA launched our new
America is Me (AIM) is a framework that provides educators with curricular resources to promote students’ understanding of equity issues central to the development of