IDRA Newsletter 1999
Published 10 times a year, the IDRA Newsletter provides resources and insight for strengthening and transforming public education to serve students from communities that have historically been underserved like Black and Latino students and students from families with limited means. We publish our newsletter in print and online with highlights in our eNews.
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Below are articles published in 1999. To find a particular article or subject this year, see below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
The Use of Public Money for Private Schooling: Listening to Parents
Feb 08, 1999• by Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 The 1998-99 school year has been one of changes in San Antonio … read more
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Failing Our Children – Finding Alternatives to In-Grade Retention
Feb 05, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 During a 30-year period, the educational pendulum has alternated between advocating social promotion and supporting … read more
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From “DAC” to “EAC” – The Expanding Role of the Equity Assistance Center
Feb 03, 1999• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 The IDRA Desegregation Assistance Center – South Central Collaborative for Equity has … read more
Read MoreAre We Making Educated Choices About Educating Our Children?
Feb 02, 1999• by Oanh H. Maroney, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 Bilingual education continues to be subject to attacks by some individuals, … read more
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Project Alianza: Tapping Community Resources for Bilingual Teachers
Feb 01, 1999• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 Project Alianza is an initiative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to … read more
Read MoreChallenges as We Enter a New Century: Valuing Communities
Jan 09, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 For 25 years, IDRA has worked with communities in ways that recognize and value their … read more
Read MoreIDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Featured in Chicago
Jan 08, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 A national media event sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation was held in December to announce … read more
Read MoreIDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Travel from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.
Jan 06, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Southwest Airlines sponsored 15 Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program tutors on its first nonstop flight from … read more
Read MoreDisciplinary Alternative Education Programs in Texas – What is Known; What is Needed (An Excerpt)
Jan 05, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 The Texas legislature established a policy in 1995 requiring school districts to have an “alternative … read more
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No-cost Technical Assistance and Training Available
Jan 04, 1999• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 We are quickly approaching the 21st century, and there are so … read more
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Breathing New Life into Language Assessment
Jan 02, 1999• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 I have worked in the area of language assessment for many … read more
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Lost: $319 Billion and 1.2 Million Students
Jan 01, 1999• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Editor’s Note: In early January, Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, … read more
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