IDRA Newsletter 2010
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 2010. 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 2010 Index
Dec 29, 2010November-December 2010 IDRA Newsletter – Student Success See PDF of this issue Articles Building Teaching Quality from the Start New Skills … read more
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New Bilingual Classroom Materials – IDRA Releases Semillitas de Aprendizaje™ Big Books
Dec 15, 2010• IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2010 • IDRA has published the first component of its Semillitas de aprendizaje bilingual early … read more
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Building Teaching Quality from the Start – New Skills for New Teachers
Dec 14, 2010• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Linda Cantu, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2010 • As described … read more
Read MoreAccountability that Doesn’t Hurt Students
Dec 14, 2010Albert Cortez , Ph.D. A word search in the Microsoft Word thesaurus on the term accountability yields three terms: answerability, … read more
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Incorporating Intangible Cultural Heritage into Curriculum
Dec 14, 2010• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Juanita C. García, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2010 • The … read more
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Accountability that Doesn’t Hurt Students
Nov 29, 2010• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2010 • A word search in the Microsoft … read more
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More than 3 Million Students Have Been Lost from Texas High Schools Since 1986
Oct 18, 2010• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2010 • For the first time in the 25-year history of … read more
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A Policy Shift – From Preventing Dropouts to Graduation for All
Oct 18, 2010• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2010 • Over the last few decades, the United States has slipped … read more
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K-12 and Higher Education Partnerships for English Language Learners in Science – A Look at the Stellar II Effort
Oct 18, 2010• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2010 • Ensuring equity and excellence for … read more
Read MoreKwame’ Weatherall – Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Winning Essay
Oct 18, 2010• by Kwame’ Weatherall and Phylicia Molette • IDRA Newsletter • October 2010 • Editor’s Note: IDRA sponsored a national … read more
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¡YA! Es Tiempo – The Courage to Connect
Sep 20, 2010• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2010 • Editor’s Note: IDRA gathered more than 140 parents, … read more
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Making Change Casting Off “Yesterday’s Logic” to Transform Schooling
Sep 17, 2010• by Laurie Posner, M.P.A. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2010 • While it is no longer so much in fashion to … read more
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The ARISE South Tower PTA Comunitario An Example of Community-Based School Engagement
Sep 17, 2010• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2010 • “Schools that work for all children” – IDRA has … read more
Read MoreIDRA Launches “OurSchool” Website to Help Schools and Communities in Texas Improve their School
Sep 17, 2010• IDRA Newsletter • September 2010 • Community, family and school leaders need high quality, accessible data to assess how … read more
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Partners and Catalysts – How Communities Are Putting Data to Work to Improve Education
Aug 18, 2010• by Laurie Posner, M.P.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2010 • Joe Medrano and Lourdes Flores are not teachers or school … read more
Read MoreA Quality Schools Action Framework – New IDRA Book Frames School Change for Student Success
Aug 18, 2010• IDRA Newsletter • August 2010 • IDRA has released a new book, Courage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action … read more
Read MoreImmigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools – School Opening Alert
Aug 18, 2010• IDRA Newsletter • August 2010 • In 1982, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Plyler vs. Doe [457 U.S. … read more
Read MoreHow Are the Children?
Aug 18, 2010• by Mike Seifert • IDRA Newsletter • August 2010 • Editor’s Note: Mike Seifert is the Network Weaver/Coordinator for the 10 … read more
Read MoreYA Es Tiempo Event Highlights – Securing Educational Excellence and Equity for All Students in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas
Aug 18, 2010• IDRA Newsletter • August 2010 • On July 13, 2010, IDRA held an event in the Rio Grande Valley that … read more
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Tyranny of Old Ideas About School Board Responsibilities
Jun 11, 2010• by Abelardo Villarreal,Ph.D., and Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2010 • Many of our educational systems … read more
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