Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on Enlightened Public Policy and includes: (1) Texas Education Policy: Prospects for 2009 (Albert Cortez); (2) Bilingual Education in Texas: Where It is Now, and What is Still Needed (Albert Cortez and Roy L. Johnson); (3) Presenting IDRA's Framework for Effective Instruction of Secondary English Language Learners (Maria Robledo Montecel); (4) The Power of Listening to Young Voices (Josie Danini Cortez); and (5) Creating Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement: Principal Shares Strategies for Success (Rosana G. Rodriguez, Rogelio Lopez del Bosque, and Abelardo Villarreal). Additional features include: Tools for Action; and Classnotes Podcast Episodes. (Individual articles contain figures, tables and references.)