The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Legacies Shaping Public Education." Contents include: (1) Valuable from the Start: IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Reaches 40-year Milestone (Christie L. Goodman); (2) How Bilingual Education Came to Texas -- Behind the Scenes (Christie L. Goodman); and (3) Because VYP Believed in Me, I Started to Believe in Myself: Former IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Student Reflects (Michelle Ramos).