Multiply your impact by joining with others. Start by looking for groups in your community that may already be advocating on issues you care about. And join groups in this Southern Education Equity Network.
See if there is an IDRA Education CAFE in your community. Education CAFEs are for families who want to support excellent public education in their neighborhood public schools, especially among families of color, economically disadvantaged, emergent bilinguals and under-serviced neighborhoods.
IDRA Education CAFEs are designed to increase communication and collaboration when possible between parents/caregivers, communities, and their local school administrators and teachers. See below for information on how to start an Education CAFE in your community.
See our Advocacy News section for more tools. We feature advocates in action where you can see community advocates, including students testifying against classroom censorship and other bills that harm students. And we have toolkits for advocacy against classroom censorship.
Also see these tools!
• Infographic: Steps to Promoting Student Activism, by then high school student, Melivia Mujia
• Infographic: 5 Tips for Organizing a High School Student-Led Ethnic Studies Advocacy Group
The Texas Legislative Education Equity Coalition (TLEEC) is a collaborative of organizations and individuals with the mission to improve the quality of public education for all children, with a focus on racial equity.
We advocate for fair funding, teaching quality, high-quality curriculum and instructional practices, quality bilingual education for English learners, and enhanced college access and success. The coalition convenes organizations and individuals who advocate in the interest of public school students at the local, state and national levels.
The Georgia Coalition for Education Justice is a collective of students, educators, parents and advocates dedicated to advancing education justice for all children across the state.
We intentionally work to bring together diverse organizations and individuals that are directly impacted by education inequity and our work to coordinate advocacy at the state and local levels around education equity centers seeks to center students, families and educators in education policy.
We focus on issues of school safety and discipline, culturally sustaining practices, and opportunity & access for multilingual learners.
The IDRA SEEN State Policy Collaborative is a group of organizations dedicated to culturally-sustaining schooling across the U.S. South. We connect to stay informed, share resources, and get support from advocates across the Southern region.
We support each other to defend against attacks on culturally-sustaining schooling and to promote a positive vision for what culturally-sustaining schools can be. We focus on the U.S. South because we see persistent and shared challenges that limit access to equitable and excellent schools for all students.
The collaborative is made up of organizations that focus their work at the local, state, regional and national levels.
An Education CAFE is a family group rooted in a community-based organization, rather than in a single school. Its sole purpose is to collaborate with schools to improve the success of students in the community.
New Model Policy Aims to Equip Teachers to Serve Multilingual Students with Disabilities IDRA released a new model policy to help states establish bilingual special
