Imagine a future in which the color of a child's skin, the language a child speaks and the side of town a child comes from are no longer considered barriers to a great education and a great life.
- Dr. Maria "Cuca" Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
IDRA is an independent, non-profit organization that advocates the right of every child to a quality education |
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Instruction of Secondary English Language Learners
IDRA presents a research-based framework that provides guidance for design, implementation and evaluation of an effective English language learner program. |
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Strategic Planning for the Effective Use of ARRA Funds
School district leaders are deciding the best way to make a difference for all of their students using the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds. This article by Dr. Abelardo Villarreal can help you building a blueprint for success. |
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Referrals to
Texas
Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs Double in 10 Years
IDRA releases policy update finding that alternative educational programs are being used as warehouses for “undesirable” students who, once there, get little support. More than three quarters of a million students have been sent to DAEPs in the last decade. This is not what the
Texas
state legislature had in mind in 1995 when it required schools to establish the programs.
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Award-winning dropout prevention
IDRA’s Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program is a research-based, internationally-recognized dropout prevention program that has kept 98 percent of its tutors in school. Learn more about the program and how to bring this program to your school. |
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