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 "Imagining Joyful, Nonviolent, Integrated Schools." Contents include: (1) The Ever-Present History of Violence in U.S. Schools: How State-Sanctioned Cruelty Persists through School Corporal Punishment Policies (Morgan Craven and Kaci Wright); (2) On the State of Integration and Our Common Humanity (Paige Duggins-Clay); and (3) Developing the Joy of STEM through Student and Teacher Experiences (Jeff Wheatcraft, Asaiah Puente, and Stephanie Garcia).