Headlines – School Holding Power

In this issue

Related Articles and News

• Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2010-11: High School Attrition Continues Downward Trend – Universal High School Education is Still a Quarter of a Century Away, by Roy L. Johnson , M.S.
• Time to Make High School Graduation the New Minimum, by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
• Strategies for Ensuring Students Make Key PreK-20 Transitions, by Josie D. Cortez, M.A.

Sights and Sounds

Classnotes Podcast

• Counting Dropouts, with Roy L. Johnson , M.S.
• School Holding Power for Every Child, with María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
•  Action for School Change, with María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
• Fundamentals for School Change, with María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
• School Change Strategies, with María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
• Teacher Perspectives of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, with Frances Guzmán, M.Ed., and Ludi Ortega

Infographics

• Texas public schools are losing one out of four students
• Equity Gap
• State Ranking in Education Funding

Videos

• Latinos: group with highest drop-out rates
• El problema de la deserción escolar
• Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutor Goes on YouTube to Share His Experience as a Tutor

Tools and Resources for You

• Look Up Your Texas County – See attrition rates and numbers over the last 10 year
• IDRA OurSchool data portal
• How to use the IDRA School Holding Power portal (English/Spanish) (pdf)
• Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, which keeps 98 percent of students in school
• Graduation for All E-Letter, sign up to get up-to-date information to make a difference in your school and community (bilingual: Spanish/English)
• Fair Funding Now! initiative for excellent schools for all Texas students
• Share your story…How are funding cuts in Texas affecting your school?
• See a Google map of funding cuts by Texas county & school district
• Get fliers and graphics to help you take action on equitable school funding in Texas ! (In English and Spanish)
• Ideas and Strategies for Action
• Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2010 Kids Count Data Book
• The State of Texas Children: Texas Kids Count Annual Data Book 2009-2010, Center for Public Policy Priorities
• High School to College Linkages, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
• College Results Online, with information about college graduation rates for nearly any four-year college or university in the country, Education Trust
• Making Connections – San Antonio Research
• Texas in Focus: A Statewide View of Opportunities
• Courage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action Framework, book website (see table of contents, excerpt, related podcasts and other resources related to this new book)