IDRA News Releases and Advisories
Click the links below to read IDRA’s news releases and media advisories. Recieve IDRA news releases by e-mail or RSS feed.
12/02/09
Without Fair Funding, Most Texas Schools Struggle to Succeed – State Has Backed Away from Fair Funding of Schools
10/27/09
Texas School Attrition Rates Declines, But Gaps Among Racial/Ethnic Groups Persist – Texas Publice School Attrition Study, 2008-09
5/21/09
State of English Language Learner Education is Dismal – Huge achievement gaps at the middle and high school level in particular show need for changes in policy, teacher training and evaluation
Referrals to Texas Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs Double in 10 Years – Four out of five students referred to Texas DAEPs are not there because of serious offenses
3/18/09
Top 10 Myths of the Top Ten Percent Plan
2/25/09
Texas Students Win National Essay Contest Award
10/21/08
At Current Pace, Schools Will Lose Many More Generations of Students
10/10/08
Community-based College Access and Computer Centers
College Rocks! Fair
7/31/08
All Texas Students Must be Accounted For
05/22/08
Eight Texas Regional Attrition Rates Worse than Two Decades Ago
02/28/08
New Podcast for Educators
10/30/07
Texas School Holding Power Worse than Two Decades Ago – Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2006-07
New Online Tool Gives Actionable Data for School-Community Teams to Improve Texas Schools – IDRA Launches Web Portal to Support Efforts to Strengthen School Holding Power
05/02/07
Media Advisory – Policy Brief on Released on Ten Percent Plan in Texas
01/19/07
Media Advisory – Issue Briefing: A Legislative Briefing on the Texas Dropout Crisis
01/09/07
Coalition-Building for Education: Blueprints for Action, Little Rock, Arkansas (January 19, 2007)
10/04/06
Race-Ethnicity Gap Among Dropouts Continues to Grow – Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2005-06 (Electronic release version) (Traditional release html, doc, pdf)
12/08/05
Successful Dropout Prevention Program Comes to Detroit – Community Leaders Breakfast and Tutoring Demonstration Held
12/07/05
Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Addresses Dropout Prevention in Detroit Public Schools at Community Event
11/4/05
Communities & Schools Must Work Together to Graduate All Students – Latest Texas Attrition Data Released; Nov 4-5 Summit to Support Community-Based Leadership for Student Success – San Antonio
11/02/05
Advisory: Texas Schools are Losing a Student Every Four Minutes – IDRA Releases Attrition Data and Holds Summit for Solutions
Advisory: Summit on School Holding Power and Dropout Prevention
7/22/05
School Reform Isn’t Acceptable if It Isn’t Equitable – Statement on the Closing of the First 2005 Texas Legislative Special Session
6/21/05
Equity and Excellence for All Texas Students – Statement regarding school funding special session
2/2/05
Leaders Unveil Plans for Education of Latinos
1/31/05
Advisory: Leaders Will Release Policy Solutions for Education of Latinos
