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Voucher Bill Harms Georgia’s Public School Students
Mar 20, 2024 - PressroomStatement by IDRA and GYJC Opposing Senate Bill 233 (Atlanta – March 20, 2024) Today, the Georgia General Assembly approved … read more
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Student Research Team Calls for Expansion of Mexican American Studies
Mar 19, 2024 - News ReleasesIDRA Releases MAS for Our Schools Report (San Antonio • March 19, 2024) Mexican American Studies enriches students’ learning of … read more
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Texas School Counselors Raise Concerns about College Advising
Dec 12, 2023 - News ReleasesIDRA Releases Study of the Role of Middle School Counselors in Supporting Students’ College Readiness (December 12, 2023) A decade … read more
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Trellis Foundation Announces $1M in Grants Supporting Higher Education Policy Fellowships
Dec 05, 2023 - News Releases(December 5, 2024) We are thrilled to share the news that IDRA is among four advocacy nonprofits in Texas to … read more
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Students’ Racial Diversity Should be Celebrated, Not Minimized or Erased
Jul 28, 2023 - News ReleasesIDRA Statement Supreme Court Ignores History & Precedent in Finding UNC and Harvard Affirmative Action Programs Unconstitutional (June 29, 2023) … read more
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Court Sides with UNT by Reversing Anti-Immigrant Tuition Challenge
Jul 12, 2023 - News ReleasesFifth Circuit Court Decision Reverses District Court Order in Young Conservatives of Texas v. Neal Smatresk et al. (San Antonio • … read more
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Teacher Appreciation Week: Trust Teachers to Provide Accurate and Inclusive Education
May 12, 2023 - News ReleasesIDRA School Resource Hub Provides Tools for Teaching About Race and Gender (May 12, 2023) In today’s climate of classroom … read more
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End Identity-based Bullying in Texas Schools – News Conference for Hearing on HB 4625
Apr 17, 2023 - News Releases(April 17, 2023 • Austin) Families, advocates and policymakers spoke for House Bill 4625 to strengthen Texas laws prohibiting and … read more
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Bill Filed: Texas Must Prohibit and Prevent Racial Bullying in Schools
Mar 10, 2023 - News ReleasesTexas Senate Hispanic Caucus, Texas Legislative Black Caucus and IDRA Call on the Legislature to Protect Students from Identity-based Bullying … read more
Read MoreUNT Court Case Underscores Threat to Texas’ Higher Education and Students
Feb 13, 2023 - News ReleasesIDRA & Presidents’ Alliance React to Oral Arguments in University of North Texas Case (Washington, D.C. • February 13, 2023) … read more
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