IDRA Newsletter 2014
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 2014. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
IDRA Research for Family and Community Involvement
Apr 24, 2014IDRA is concerned with the education of all children, with special emphasis on economically disadvantaged, of color, recent immigrant and … read more
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Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools
Apr 24, 2014Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public SchoolsAlert for Registering Students for School As schools are registering students for the next … read more
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Apr 24, 2014The IDRA Newsletter is published 10 times a year. Each edition focuses on issues in education, striving to provide many … read more
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Mar 25, 2014The IDRA Newsletter is published 10 times a year. Each edition focuses on issues in education, striving to provide many … read more
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Mesa Comunitaria Educativa – Community Collaboration for Education Advocacy
Mar 19, 2014• by Hector Bojorquez and Aurelio M. Montemayor, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2014 • On January 25 of this … read more
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Distinguished as Default – Real Choice is Preparing All Students Well
Mar 19, 2014• by Laurie Posner, MPA • IDRA Newsletter • March 2014 • The Texas State Board of Education, which oversees the … read more
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PTA Comunitario Growth Prospects in Oklahoma
Mar 19, 2014• by Kristin E. Grayson, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2014 • The IDRA PTA Comunitario concept is growing in the … read more
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Treating All Students as College Material – Family Leadership in Action
Mar 19, 2014• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2014 • Family leadership is most powerful at improving education for … read more
Read MorePSJA Proves that a School District Can Assure that All Students are College Bound IDRA releases “College Bound and Determined” – A report profiling what happens when a school district raises expectations for students instead of lowering them
Mar 19, 2014• IDRA Newsletter • March 2014 • IDRA has released a new report, College Bound and Determined, showing how the Pharr-San … read more
Read MoreIDRA Research – Curriculum Quality
Mar 19, 2014In 2002, IDRA rigorously studied exemplary bilingual education programs in schools across the nation as determined by English learner academic … read more
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Feb 26, 2014January 2014 Issue See PDF of this issue. See IDRA Newsletter eLetter for this issue. Building Interest in STEM through … read more
Read MoreThe Latest Texas School Finance Equity and Adequacy Court Case – Round Six Texas Taxpayers and Student Fairness Coalition et al vs. Williams
Feb 26, 2014• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2014 • After closing arguments in the trial last year involving … read more
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Happy Birthday to You – The Civil Rights Act at Fifty
Feb 26, 2014• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D • IDRA Newsletter • February 2014 • It was 50 years ago that the Civil Rights Act … read more
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IDRA Names 2014 José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow
Feb 26, 2014• by Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos • IDRA Newsletter • February 2014 • IDRA has named Dr. Oscar Jimenez-Castellanos to be our … read more
Read MoreIDRA Research – Fair Funding
Feb 26, 2014Throughout IDRA’s history, our research has assessed fair funding policy efforts undertaken in Texas and other states to examine progress … read more
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Jan 28, 2014The IDRA Newsletter is published 10 times a year. Each edition focuses on issues in education, striving to provide many … read more
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Building Interest in STEM through Language Development and Storytelling
Jan 14, 2014• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Juanita C. García, Ph.D.• IDRA Newsletter • January 2014 • In an increasingly interconnected … read more
Read MoreThe Philosophy Behind Semillitas de Aprendizaje™
Jan 14, 2014• IDRA Newsletter • January 2014 • Since the early 1970s, when IDRA designed one of the nation’s first bilingual curricula … read more
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IDRA Study Finds Children of AVANCE Families Are More Likely to Stay in School
Jan 14, 2014• by Felix Montes Ph.D.• IDRA Newsletter • January 2014 • In an impact evaluation of the AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program (PCEP), … read more
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