IDRA Classnotes
Award-winning podcast for people who care about excellent and equitable education for all children.
Episodes
Classnotes Podcast (October 22, 2025). In the final episode of the series, IDRA Education Policy Fellows share what gives them ... read more
The post The Work Ahead and the Hope That Fuels It – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 252 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (September 23, 2025). What does it take to turn passion into impact? In this episode, IDRA Education Policy ... read more
The post From Lived Experience to Policy Change – Classnotes Podcast 251 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (August 22, 2025). In this episode, IDRA Education Policy Fellows share their personal experiences as advocates of color ... read more
The post Still We Show Up and Speak Out – Classnotes Podcast 250 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (August 4, 2025). In the first episode of this four-part series, IDRA Education Policy Fellows reflect on their ... read more
The post Where Power Lives and Who It Leaves Out – Classnotes Podcast 249 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (February 21, 2025) As activities to divert public money to private schools grow across the country and at ... read more
The post The Truth About Private School Vouchers – Classnotes Podcast 248 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (November 25, 2024). María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and her son Xavier Montecel, Ph.D., have embarked on an ... read more
The post Introducing Cuentos de mi familia – Podcast Episode 247 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (October 28, 2024). Several of the IDRA STEM Equity Ambassadors want to give back to their hometown of ... read more
The post Teachers on STEM Equity for Students – Podcast Episode 246 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (October 4, 2024). Anavi Prakash speaks with students Carlos and Ashly and youth leader Gabriela Benitez about their ... read more
The post IDRA Digital Ambassador Students Lead Community Technology Training – Classnotes Podcast 245 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (September 16, 2024) 2024 marked the 30th anniversary of the federal Gun Free Schools Act of 1994 – ... read more
The post The Law in Education – Gun Free Schools Act – Classnotes Podcast 244 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (July 1, 2024) A recent court ruling stopped a case filed by the Young Conservatives of Texas that ... read more
The post The Law in Education – YCT v Smatresk at UNT – Classnotes Podcast 243 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (April 29, 2024) Anti-immigrant rhetoric has real consequences on students’ lives. Since IDRA’s earliest days, we have been ... read more
The post Supportive College Climates for Undocumented Students – Classnotes Podcast #242 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (April 3, 2024). Many initiatives across the country are looking for ways to turn the tide to support ... read more
The post Ambassador Educators on Promoting STEM Equity – Classnotes Podcast #241 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (January 19, 2024). Many programs in public schools take a while to bear fruit. This is not surprising ... read more
The post Student Leaders Surprise Teachers – Podcast Episode 240 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (December 14, 2023). In 2023, IDRA celebrated its 50th anniversary with a series of events throughout the year, ... read more
The post Standing on the Shoulders of Giants – Podcast Episode 239 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (November 9, 2023). At IDRA we often say “everyone is a policy advocate.” This means that everyone has ... read more
The post A Bright Future in Education Advocacy – Podcast Episode 238 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (October 2, 2023). Access to technology and the Internet are not luxuries. They are critical to life today, ... read more
The post Perspectives on Broadband Infrastructure for Students – Podcast Episode 237 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (August 30, 2023). Decisions about education made by state-level lawmakers impact millions of students. But few people have ... read more
The post Advocates of Color and Community Power – Podcast Episode 236 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (July 30, 2023). Jonathan Peraza Campos, M.S., speaks with Dr. Jyoti Kaneria and doctoral candidate Emily Lemon about ... read more
The post Learning from Latino and Multilingual Youth – Podcast Episode 235 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (July 16 2023). As IDRA’s groundbreaking Education Policy Fellows Program closed its second cycle, we sat down with ... read more
The post The Good, Bad and Ugly of Legislative Advocacy – Podcast Episode 234 appeared first on IDRA.
Classnotes Podcast (March 20, 2023). In the 1960s, students across Texas walked out of their schools to demand a strong ... read more
The post The Law in Education – Rodríguez vs. San Antonio ISD – Podcast Episode 233 appeared first on IDRA.
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