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. This issue is the "50th Anniversary Edition." Contents include: (1) IDRA Milestones Across Five Decades to Fulfill the Promise of Education that Every Student Deserves (Celina Moreno, María Robledo Montecel, and Aurelio M. Montemayor); and (2) One Mission, Many Paths: 50 Years of Transforming Education by Putting Children First (Celina Moreno, María Robledo Montecel, and Aurelio M. Montemayor).