IDRA Newsletter 2008
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 2008. 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 2008 Index
Dec 19, 2008November-December 2008 IDRA Newsletter – Enlightened Public Policy See PDF of this issue Articles Texas Education Policy Related Prospects for … read more
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Tools for Action Enlightened Public Policy
Dec 09, 2008Tools for ActionEnlightened Public Policy IDRA emerged in 1973 as the only entity in the state dedicated exclusively to the … read more
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Creating Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement – Principal Shares Strategies for Success
Dec 08, 2008• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December … read more
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The Power of Listening to Young Voices
Dec 08, 2008• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • Last year, the National Economic and Social … read more
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Presenting IDRA’s Framework for Effective Instruction of Secondary English Language Learners
Dec 08, 2008• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • In July 2008, Judge William Wayne … read more
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Bilingual Education in Texas – Where It is Now, and What is Still Needed
Dec 03, 2008• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • Background – Programs … read more
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Texas Education Policy Prospects for 2009
Dec 02, 2008• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • In 2009, the Texas legislature will find itself … read more
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Accountability School Holding Power Attrition
Oct 16, 2008• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • A high priority for the Parent Information … read more
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Dropout Counts Reported by the Texas Education Agency Continue to Swell
Oct 16, 2008• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • In August 2008, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released … read more
Read MoreTools For Action Engaging Students for Success
Oct 16, 2008Tools For ActionEngaging Students for Success Engaged students perform better academically. And the role of fostering student engagement is critical … read more
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Hold On Changing Course to Raise Graduation Rates
Oct 16, 2008• by Laurie Posner, M.P.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • Against a backdrop of rising 21st Century consequences for students … read more
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Texas Public School Attrition Study 2007-08 – At Current Pace, Schools Will Lose Many More Generations
Oct 15, 2008• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • The ability of Texas public high schools … read more
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How are the Students Doing? More than Test Scores! Title I Accountability and Attrition Studies
Sep 18, 2008• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • IDRA published the first Texas public school attrition study … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Curriculum Quality
Sep 17, 2008Tools for ActionCurriculum Quality and Access for Success A school’s curriculum outlines what students who attend the school will learn. … read more
Read MoreFrom the Cradle to College
Sep 17, 2008• by Leticia Rodríguez, Ed.M. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • In a recent story about an incoming Harvard freshman, one … read more
Read MoreIntegrating Technology for Quality Curriculum: Moving from a WIBCI (Wouldn’t It Be Cool If) Mentality to a SAWr (Students Are World-ready) Reality – Widening the Lens of Student Engagement
Sep 17, 2008• by Kathryn Brown • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • Wouldn’t it be cool if… you walked into a science class … read more
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Quality Curriculum and School Systems – Widening the Lens of Student Engagement
Sep 17, 2008• by Kristin Grayson, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • Student engagement that promotes access to curriculum is at the core … read more
Read MoreImmigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools
Aug 07, 2008• IDRA Newsletter • August 2008 • The National Coalition of Advocates for Students (NCAS) launched its annual School Opening … read more
Read MoreWhy IDRA Prints the School Opening Alert Every Year
Aug 07, 2008• IDRA Newsletter • August 2008 • Many educators are not aware that the education of undocumented students is guaranteed … read more
Read MoreEffective Parent Outreach
Aug 07, 2008• IDRA Newsletter • August 2008 • Effective outreach to families can happen in Title I and other schools. But, … read more
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