IDRA Newsletter 2004
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.
Below are articles published in 2004. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
IDRA Newsletter 2004 Index
Dec 26, 2004November-December 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Public Policy See PDF of this issue Articles District Court Demands Increased State Investment – … read more
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Choking the Life Out of Classrooms
Nov 30, 2004• by Sylvia Bruni • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2004 • A Letter to the President Editor’s Note: The following … read more
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District Court Demands Increased State Investment – All Our Children Deserve an Excellent, Equity Education
Nov 30, 2004• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2004 • Editor’s Note: At press time, Travis … read more
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Contemporary Civil Rights Challenges of Brown vs. Board of Education, School Leaders Identify Current Issues
Nov 30, 2004• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2004 • School leaders from five states gathered recently to … read more
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Research Findings – Part III, Expectations Drive Effective College Recruitment Strategies
Nov 30, 2004• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2004 • Colleges need to … read more
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Major Education Issues Before the Texas Legislature in 2004
Nov 30, 2004• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2004 • As we begin the run up to the … read more
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Texas School Holding Power Improves – But Progress is Slow Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2003-04
Oct 30, 2004• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2004 • For the third straight year, the statewide attrition rate … read more
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Research Findings – Part II, Effective College Recruitment Strategies
Oct 30, 2004• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2004 • Despite recruitment efforts, a San … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola VYP Celebrates 20 Years of Keeping Students in School
Oct 30, 2004• IDRA Newsletter • October 2004 • As the struggle to keep many young people in school continues to face … read more
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Creating Passages for Young Minority Girls
Sep 30, 2004• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2004 • The gender gap – what is it? After all … read more
Read MoreMinority Women in Science: Forging the Way – Marianita Chee’s Story
Sep 30, 2004• IDRA Newsletter • September 2004 • Excerpt from the IDRA publication, Minority Women in Science: Forging the Way My … read more
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Can Everyone Master Mathematics?
Sep 30, 2004• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A., and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2004 • Twenty secondary math and … read more
Read MoreIDRA Partners with the NDPC for Students with Disabilities
Sep 30, 2004• IDRA Newsletter • September 2004 • For almost 20 years, the Intercultural Development Research Association has worked with schools … read more
Read MoreInnovations in Intervention Settings
Sep 30, 2004• by Katherine Darke and Beatriz Chu • IDRA Newsletter • September 2004 • By the time they reach school, boys and … read more
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Texas Continues to Slip in Education Funding Ranking
Aug 30, 2004• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2004 • A recent report produced by the U.S. Census Bureau … read more
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Effective Higher Education Recruitment Strategies: Findings from a Research Study of San Antonio College
Aug 30, 2004• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2004 • Hispanic students value a … read more
Read MoreWhy IDRA Prints the “School Opening Alert” Every Year
Aug 30, 2004• IDRA Newsletter • August 2004 • Click here for “School Opening Alert” or “Llamada Urgente al Comienzo del Curso … read more
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A Call for Equity: Kicking the Computer Science Door Open for Girls
Aug 01, 2004• by Kathryn Brown • IDRA Newsletter • August 2004 • Sophia has been surfing the Internet since she was two years … read more
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Not So Special Session Ends With a Whimper
Jun 30, 2004• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2004 • Texas Governor Rick Perry convened the legislature in … read more
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Public School Teachers Who Lead
Jun 30, 2004• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2004 • During the last … read more
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