Just out! IDRA Classnotes Podcast 244 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the federal Gun Free Schools Act of 1994 – a landmark bill that
Stand Up for Students – Free Equity Policy Tools for Advocates See IDRA’s New SEEN Model Policy Shop In the face of laws and school
See IDRA’s New Analysis of Project 2025: Five Threats to Public Education in Our States and Communities IDRA believes every young person should have access
Reposted from Mobilize Page: We are witnessing a far-right, fascist attack on our educational freedom across the country, and especially in Texas, that is unprecedented
Texas now uses the asset-based term “emergent bilingual.” The change in the Texas Education Code was effective September 1, 2021. Schools are welcome to make
“The term emergent bilingual focuses on students’ unique potential for bilingualism and biliteracy” – Araceli Garcia Texas recently changed the language in the Education Code from “English learner” to
See how IDRA’s Education CAFE model is an innovation for school-family-community collaboration. In this feature, Education CAFE members in south Texas successfully met with their
In IDRA’s newsletter, Morgan Craven draws from over a decade of experience working on discipline and policing issues in schools to present recommendations for changing
Did you know? #corporalpunishment is still legal in schools across 19 states. While many states have banned the use of corporal punishment, more than 106,000 children received
Concerned about the impact of the new classroom censorship bill in Texas, 88 public school students described their experiences of racial discrimination in school. In
