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Webinar Symposium

Research Presentations by IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows

Bonus Presentation by Student Researchers

Thursday, May 18, 2023 • 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm CST

Two IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows, Dr. Vanessa A. Sansone and Dr. David Martínez, will present their research at our virtual symposium followed by a panel discussion about implications.

Dr. Sansone, will present her study examining CARES Act funding and spending patterns among Hispanic-serving institutions in Texas.

Dr. Martínez will present his analysis of South Carolina school finance priorities in high-proportion LatinX school districts during COVID-19.

We also will have a bonus presentation by a team of high school students on the results of their youth participatory action research study about culturally responsive education and school discipline.

José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows Program Symposium

Program

3:00 – Symposium Opening

Celina Moreno, J.D.

IDRA President & CEO

Session 1

An Exploration of CARES Act Funding Policies Affecting Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Texas

Vanessa A. Sansone, Ed.D.

IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow

Panel Response 

Moderator: Celina Moreno, J.D.

Jaime Chahín, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor of the College of Applied Arts, Texas State University

Joanna D. Sánchez, Ph.D.

Senior Policy Researcher, IDRA

4:00 – Session 2

An Analysis of South Carolina School Finance Priorities in High Proportion LatinX Districts During COVID-19

David Martínez, Ph.D.

IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow

Panel Response

Moderator: Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D., IDRA Deputy Director of Policy

Derek W. Black, J.D.

Professor of Law, Ernest F. Hollings Chair in Constitutional Law, University of South Carolina School of Law

Edward García Fierros, Ph.D.

Associate Professor and Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Villanova University

5:00 – Session 3

Introductions

Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, M.Ed., Research Analyst, IDRA

Culturally Responsive Education and School Discipline in Texas Schools: A Mixed-Methods Case Study

Youth Participatory Action Researchers and

Recent Members of IDRA’s Youth Advisory Board

Josué Peralta de Jesús

Kennedy Moore

Manav Lund

Shreya Selvaraju (unavailable) 

IDRA established the José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows Program established in 2013 to honor the memory of IDRA founder, Dr. José Angel Cárdenas. The goal of the program is to engage the nation’s most promising researchers in investigating school finance solutions that secure equity and excellence for all public school students.