IDRA Newsletter
August 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Student Rights
Articles
Restorative Practices Can Prevent and Heal Bias-based Harm, By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Severe Implications of the Loper Bright Decision for Education and Civil Rights – 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Recap, By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Groundbreaking New Law Review Article Explores “Youth Dignity Takings” and How to Remedy Them
Extras
IDRA Releases Analysis of Project 2025 – “Five Threats to Public Education in Our States and Communities” (Available in English and Spanish)
IDRA Model Policy package on preventing and addressing identity-based bullying
Infographic and Resources: Immigrant Students’ Right to Attend Public School
Youth Dignity Takings: How Book and Trans Bans Take Youth Property and Dignity, by Sarah M. Camiscoli, Paige Duggins-Clay, Maryam Salmanova & Ibtihal Chamakh, Loyola Interdisciplinary Journal of Public Interest Law, August 2024
The Power of Voice and Action – Elevating the Promise – IDRA Releases 2021-2022 Impact Report
IDRA Newsletter 2024 Index
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Restorative Practices Can Prevent and Heal Bias-based Harm
Aug 29, 2024• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2024 • Every year, millions of students experience harmful bias-based … read more
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Severe Implications of the Loper Bright Decision for Education and Civil Rights – 2024 U.S. Supreme Court Recap
Aug 29, 2024• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2024 • The latest U.S. Supreme Court term has been … read more
Read MoreGroundbreaking New Law Review Article Explores “Youth Dignity Takings” and How to Remedy Them
Aug 29, 2024“Today, systemically marginalized youth face a crisis of belonging in democracy,” argue four co-authors of a new law review article … read more
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IDRA and Partners Successfully Protect Access to Diverse and Rigorous Coursework
Aug 14, 2024• by Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Federal Education Policy Update • August 15, 2024 IDRA and partner organizations worked … read more
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Youth-Centered Programs Help to Bridge the Digital Divide in Underserved Communities
Aug 14, 2024• by Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Federal Education Policy Update • August 15, 2024 In December 2023, IDRA and … read more
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Stand Up for Students – Free Equity Policy Tools for Advocates – IDRA Launches SEEN Model Policy Shop
Jul 30, 2024• IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • In the face of laws and school board actions that harm students, IDRA … read more
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Students Bridge the Digital Divide in Colonias – Highlights from IDRA’s Pilot Student Digital Ambassadorships
Jul 30, 2024• By Michelle Vega & Aurelio Manuel Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • As Doña Lupe hesitatingly … read more
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Re-engaging Students as Leaders – IDRA Youth Leadership Now Shows Powerful Strategies
Jul 30, 2024• By Hector Bojorquez • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • While student disengagement and absenteeism were problems before the … read more
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Texas Gets Closer to Adopting a Bilingual Special Education Teacher Certificate
Jul 30, 2024• By Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June-July 2024 • In Texas, the education landscape is quickly evolving, … read more
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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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70 years of Brown v. Board of Education – Reflecting on a New Generation of Civil Rights in Education
May 16, 2024By Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • May 2024 • See PDF eBook For the better part of the last century, … 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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