IDRA Newsletter 2024
March 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: School Safety
Articles
Students Demand Safe, Supportive Schools – Student Authors Call for Ending Zero Tolerance and School-Based Policing, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Where Some Policymakers and School Leaders Get School Safety Wrong, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Thirty Years Later, the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act Continues to Harm Students and Communities, by Rebekah Skelton
Extras
IDRA Valued Youth Partnership – See How VYP Improves Attendance & Socio-Emotional Learning
Bilingual Infographic: Build Safe Schools, Reject Hurtful Policies
Issue Brief: What Safe Schools Should Look Like for Every Student – A Guide to Building Safe and Welcoming Schools and Rejecting Policies that Hurt Students, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
IDRA Newsletter 2024 Index
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IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Tutors Win Reflection Contest Awards
May 24, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • Tutors Share Stories of the Program’s Impact on Their Lives Ten students received … read more
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The Value of Integrating STEM, the Arts and Ethnic Studies
May 24, 2024• By Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D., & Asaiah Puente, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • Perhaps … read more
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Texas School District Becomes First to Adopt Policy to Prevent Identity-based Bullying
May 24, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • Statement by IDRA, Round Rock ISD, Black Parents and Families Collective, and Access … read more
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Welcoming and Safe Schools Require Authentic Relationship Building
May 24, 2024• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2024 • There are many strategies that research tells us … read more
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Navigating Policy Landscapes for Linguistic and Cultural Equity
Apr 30, 2024• By Morgan Craven, J.D., & Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2024 • There are more than … read more
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Language Rights are Civil Rights – 50th Anniversary of the Lau v. Nichols Ruling
Apr 30, 2024• by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2024 • At IDRA, we believe that students should not … read more
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AI as a Tool for Inclusive Bilingual Education
Apr 30, 2024• Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • Bilingual educators are often challenged by a lack of … read more
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Transnational Students Deserve a High-Quality Education on Both Sides of the Border
Apr 30, 2024• by Rebekah Skelton • IDRA Newsletter • April 2024 • The United States and Mexico share about 9 million students … read more
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Thirty Years Later, the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act Continues to Harm Students and Communities
Mar 27, 2024• By Rebekah Skelton • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • Thirty years after the passage of the Gun-Free Schools … read more
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Where Some Policymakers and School Leaders Get School Safety Wrong
Mar 27, 2024• By Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • We know from a growing body of research … read more
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Students Demand Safe, Supportive Schools – Student Authors Call for Ending Zero Tolerance and School-Based Policing
Mar 27, 2024• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2024 • Thirty years after President Bill Clinton signed the … read more
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IDRA Names Youth Advisory Board Members
Mar 27, 2024Five High School Students Serve as Advisors for Education Equity Initiatives While Learning New Skills (San Antonio • March 27, … read more
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IDRA Youth Advisory Board Members Study Culturally Responsive Teaching and School Discipline
Feb 28, 2024• By Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2024 • Four high school student researchers and alumni of … read more
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Embedding Social-Emotional Learning into Student-Serving Programs
Feb 28, 2024• By Stephanie García, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2024 • The IDRA VisionCoders program anchors social-emotional learning at … read more
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Mexican American Studies – A Deep Look by High School Students
Feb 28, 2024• By Marcela Hernández, Jonas Lokensgard & Hannah Rosales • IDRA Newsletter • February 2024 • Editor’s Note: In March … read more
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Texas School Counselors Point to Troubling State of College Advising – IDRA Studies the Role of Middle School Counselors in Supporting Students’ College Readiness
Jan 30, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • January 2024 • A decade after Texas policymakers weakened graduation requirements, middle school counselors struggle with … read more
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Texas’ Ban on College Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Offices Takes Effect
Jan 30, 2024• By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2024 • The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 17 … read more
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Encouraging STEM Pathways through Student and Teacher Experiences
Jan 30, 2024• By Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2024 • More than ever, there is a global priority … read more
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IDRA Priorities for the 2024 Georgia General Assembly Session
Jan 30, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • January 2024 • The Georgia General Assembly opened its 2024 session this month and will operate … read more
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