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April 5, 2012 – Register Now! Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent Institute™ April 26 in San Antonio

March 29, 2012 – IDRA President Salutes Move Toward College-Going Culture in San Antonio

February 9, 2012 – Still Time to Register! – IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Seminar on Dropout Prevention

February 6, 2012 – IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Introductory Seminar on Dropout Prevention

January 31, 2012 – Save Texas Schools Regional Conference

December 15, 2011 – Fair Funding is Essential to Having Excellent Schools for All Texas Students 

September 19, 2011 – Honoring the Life of Dr. José Angel Cárdenas

August 22, 2011 – Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools

June 14, 2011 – Opportunity Matters: The Call to Increase Excellence and Equity

June 3, 2011 – Call for Input: Equity Town Hall Meeting June 8th in Dallas

May 27, 2011 – Save the Date: Equity Town Hall in Dallas

May 25, 2011 – Texas School Funding Must Serve All Students Equitably

May 13, 2011 – Families and Schools Connecting – Conexiones entre familias y escuelas

April 6, 2011 – Five Regions Have Persistently High Attrition Rates

March 24, 2011 – Three Events: Math & Science TAKS, Parent Leadership, Dropout Prevention

February 11, 2011 – Your Voice in Action: Ask Arne Duncan

February 9, 2011 – Don't Repeat Past Wrongs in Texas Education – Insufficient Attention and Lack of Investment in Education Helped Put Texas Where it is

December 2, 2010 – Dare to Dream: Open Paths to Higher Education for All Children
October 19, 2010 – Executive Order for Hispanic Education to be Signed by President Obama
September 27, 2010 – Learn about an Award-Winning Dropout Prevention Program
September 2, 2010 – School Opening Alert
August 9, 2010 – New IDRA Book Frames School Change for Student Success
May 17, 2010 – Increase Student Achievement through High Expectations and Innovative Classroom Instructional Strategies
April 1, 2010 – GESA Works! Free Webinar
March 25, 2010 – IDRA Rejects Appeals Court Conclusions about Texas’ Education of English Language Learner Students, A Statement by Dr. María "Cuca" Robledo Montecel, IDRA President and CEO
March 9, 2010 – Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent Institute (TM)
September 30, 2009 – Update on Texas Top 10% Plan for Your Students
September 28, 2009 – Join us in October to Learn about an Award-Winning Dropout Prevention Program
September 25, 2009 Issue – In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, PBS to feature "Latinos in America: Your Neighbors, Your Family, Your Future."
May 29, 2009 – At a Time When We Most Need Strength, Texas Education is At-Risk of Being Weakened, Statement by Dr. María "Cuca" Robledo Montecel, IDRA President & CEO (May 28, 2009)
April 1, 2009 Issue – Minority Students Hit Hardest by Top Ten Percent Cap Proposals
March 18, 2009 Issue – Top 10 Myths of the Top Ten Percent Plan