IDRA Newsletter 1996
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Below are selected articles published in 1996. To find a particular article or subject this year, see below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Dispelling Myths About Immigrant Students
May 30, 1996• by Abel Carmona, BA • IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • One of the most controversial political and economic issues in … read more
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Immigrant Education Policy: Why Attempt to Fix What’s Not Broken?
May 30, 1996• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • In our many years of working together, I remember how Dr. … read more
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CHIME (Clearinghouse for Immigrant Education): Service Provides Access to Information on the Education of Immigrant Students
May 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.• IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • Schools and communities are experiencing rapid social change as … read more
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Creative Collaboratives: Empowering Immigrant Students and Families Through Education
May 30, 1996• by Josie Danini Supik, M.A. and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • The Texas Immigrant Education Collaborative … read more
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Immigrant Education from the Administrators’ Perspective
May 30, 1996• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. and Juanita García, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • The lives of secondary level immigrant students … read more
Read MoreSigns of Hope in Projects School, Editorial
May 30, 1996• by Tom Keene • IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • Reflections Surrounded by gangs and graffiti, J.T. Brackenridge Elementary School is … read more
Read MoreScientific Literacy is Child’s Play
Apr 30, 1996• by Hilaria Bauer, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • April 1996 • My students and I had been learning about polar regions … read more
Read MoreTechnology Teachers and Early Childhood
Apr 30, 1996• by Aurora Yañez-Pérez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • April 1996 • As the 21st century fast approaches, technology will have become ingrained … read more
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Children of America, Take Your Mark. Ready. Set. Wait a Minute
Apr 30, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • April 1996 • In this election year, I sincerely hope that parents, … read more
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A Synergistic Multiage Model for Minority Students
Apr 30, 1996• by Felix Montes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 1996 • Multiage grouping refers to classroom settings where students of varying ages … read more
Read MoreNeeded: A Massive Moral Movement to Leave No Child Behind
Apr 30, 1996• by Marian Wright Edelman • IDRA Newsletter • April 1996 • When Jesus Christ invited little children to come unto him, … read more
Read MoreAlice Dickerson Montemayor’s: Feminist Challenge to LULAC in the 1930s
Mar 30, 1996• by Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • The history of Mexican-origin women in voluntary organizations is … read more
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Achieving Gender Equity in Multicultural Bilingual Education: A Review of ESL: The Whole Person Approach
Mar 30, 1996• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Equity in education is achieved, in part, by removing barriers … read more
Read MoreIDRA’s MIJA Program Expands
Mar 30, 1996• by Aurora Yáñez-Pérez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Throughout their school experience, girls consistently rate their intellectual abilities lower … read more
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Administrator’s Alert Sexual Harassment is Everybody’s Business
Mar 30, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • It was in October 1995 that the U.S. District Court … read more
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Women in Education Fields
Mar 30, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Employment for men and women in the United States has traditionally … read more
Read MoreWorld Wide Web Sites on Gender Equity and Other On-line Resources on Gender Equity
Mar 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • The Women of NASA was developed to encourage more young women to pursue … read more
Read MoreSparing my Children from “The Feeling”, Editorial
Feb 20, 1996• by Raul Yzaguirre • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • My family has lived in what is now the United States … read more
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Affirmative Action: Not a Thing of the Past
Feb 20, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • Affirmative action is linked intricately to discrimination in the United … read more
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Everything Old Seems New Again…Or Is It? Recognizing Aversive Racism
Feb 20, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • It was in an October 1991 issue of Ebony magazine … read more
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