IDRA Newsletter 1996
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Below are selected articles published in 1996. To find a particular article or subject this year, see below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
What Adults Should Know about Teenagers
Oct 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • IDRA Interview Interviewer Aurelio Montemayor: Clementina Padilla, one of the prime … read more
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Our Nation on the Fault Line: Hispanic American Education Dropouts
Oct 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Editor’s Note: The following … read more
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Families United for Education Conversations with Parents and Friends, editorial
Sep 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Through IDRA’s role in the national Mobilization for Equity … read more
Read MoreTwo Way Bilingual Education: A Positive Way to “Cry Woof”
Sep 30, 1996• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • One day, Mother Mouse was crossing the street with her three … read more
Read MoreMobilization for Equity Highlights
Sep 30, 1996• by Linda Ocasio • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Writer Linda Ocasio was asked by the Ford Foundation to attend … read more
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Keeping the Faith: Valuing Parents
Sep 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Valuing as an Article of Faith The valuing paradigm … read more
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Adult Literacy Outreach Innovations: Porque Significa Tanto
Sep 30, 1996• by Christie L. Goodman, APR • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • There’s a lot of learning going on inside and … read more
Read MoreAlternative Schools: Short-term Solution with Long-Term Consequences
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Since 1990, the number of alternative schools in North Carolina has more than … read more
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Supporting School Improvement in Reading through Professional Development
Aug 30, 1996• by Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D. and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • IDRA’s Reading Improvement Project is … read more
Read MoreThe Hopwood Case – What It Says, What It Doesn’t Say, The Future of the Case and “The Rest of the Story”
Aug 30, 1996• by Albert Kauffman • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Editor’s Note: The U.S. Supreme Court recently let stand a Fifth Circuit … read more
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School Restructuring: A Continuing Imperative
Aug 30, 1996• by Roy Johnson, MS • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • The modern movement to reform public education in the United … read more
Read MoreDesegregation to Inclusion: Embracing a Full Spectrum of Diversity
Aug 30, 1996• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Inclusion can be viewed as the logical culmination of … read more
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High Failure Rates: Quality or Ineffectiveness?
Aug 30, 1996• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Johnny comes in and talks about how hard Mr. Sabelotodo is … read more
Read MoreDr. José A. Cárdenas Receives Champion of Equity Award
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • This month, Dr. José A. Cárdenas, IDRA founder and director emeritus, was presented … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Carry Olympic Flame
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Jorge Maldonado, a tutor in IDRA’sCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program, was one of two … read more
Read MoreMaking Math and Science Relevant
Jun 30, 1996• by Kate Mahoney and Kirby Gehachu • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Sigmund Boloz brings to mind the … read more
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TAAS Math Performance
Jun 30, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test was … read more
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Content in Context: Technology that Makes Sense in Education
Jun 30, 1996• by Felix Montes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Early attempts to use computers to help the … read more
Read MoreI’d Never Really thought About Being A Scientist…
Jun 30, 1996• by Eloy Rodriguez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Eloy Rodriguez, Ph.D., the James A. Perkins Professor of … read more
Read MoreTexas Statewide Systemic Initiative
Jun 30, 1996• by David Hill, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Editor’s Note: IDRA is collaborating with the RMC Research … read more
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