• Organizational Background: The Intercultural Development Research Association seeks equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college. IDRA strengthens and transforms public education by providing dynamic training; useful research, evaluation, and frameworks for action; timely policy analyses; and innovative materials and programs. Through SCG’s Community-led COVID-19 Recovery Action Accelerator in 2020, IDRA conducted a participatory action research project, designed and led by San Antonio public school students, to survey their peers and families on COVID-19 related concerns and expectations for supports from the school system and city.

  • Project: The Intercultural Development Research Association hired student researchers to lead participatory action research regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted listening and learning sessions to collect recommendations from students and caregivers on how districts should use federal education relief funds.

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Building Supportive Schools from the Ground Up
Building Supportive Schools from the Ground Up

All students deserve to go to excellent and equitable schools that prepare them for college. Yet, many still attend schools that are underfunded; lack technology, diverse teachers and access to rigorous coursework; and do not use the culturally-sustaining supports and strategies that we know help students thrive. These challenges – which have long existed for systemicallymarginalized students, including students of color, emergent bilingual students and those from families with limited incomes – only worsened with COVID-19.