IDRA Newsletter 2003
Published 10 times a year, the IDRA Newsletter provides resources and insight for strengthening and transforming public education to serve students from communities that have historically been underserved like Black and Latino students and students from families with limited means. We publish our newsletter in print and online with highlights in our eNews.
Below are articles published in 2003. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Texas’ Third Grade TAKS Assessment- Is “Better Than Expected” Good Enough?
May 03, 2003• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2003 The Texas Education Agency recently released results from the March 2003 administration … read more
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Promoting Student Leadership on Campus- Creating a Culture of Engagement
May 02, 2003• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2003 Student leadership is an integral part of … read more
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Learning Angles with English Language Learners
May 01, 2003• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2003 With a dramatically growing number of English language learners in the United … read more
Read MoreExpanding Children’s Access to Science
Apr 04, 2003• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2003 It is science time in Mrs. Miller’s pre-school classroom. Everywhere there is … read more
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Prepared Teachers Needed- Permits and Alternative Certification Make Matters Worse
Apr 02, 2003• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2003 Every school teacher should be well prepared and qualified to work in … read more
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Quality Teaching A School Reform Dilemma
Apr 01, 2003• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2003 Each year for about nine months, teachers spend a large part … read more
Read MoreWhat is the importance of reading and writing in the math curriculum?
Mar 06, 2003• IDRA Newsletter • March 2003 Research and Best Practice Reading, writing, and mathematics are, or should be, inseparable. Hands-on mathematics … read more
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Some Have Been Singing
Mar 06, 2003• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2003 Music is a passion of many people, and the effects of … read more
Read MoreAffirmative Action: A Vision of Inclusion
Mar 02, 2003• IDRA Newsletter • March 2003 For more than 150 years, many children in this country have been victims of inequality … read more
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Learning Angles with English Language Learners: The Discipline of Noticing
Mar 01, 2003• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2003 This is the second in a three-part series on the role … read more
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Public Education Reform Priorities in Texas: IDRA Perspectives
Mar 01, 2003• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2003 As Texas prepares for the … read more
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The Home as a Significant Source for Developing Language and Study Skills: Fifteen Tips for Families
Feb 03, 2003• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., and Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2003 IDRA believes that the education business … read more
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Reading Right Reading Well
Feb 02, 2003• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2003 Little Olivia approached an educator one day in the neighborhood after … read more
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Literature in Early Childhood
Feb 01, 2003• by José L. Rodríguez • IDRA Newsletter • February 2003 When an infant shows excitement over pictures in a storybook, when … read more
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The Emerging Majority- The Growth of the Latino Population and Latino Student Enrollments
Jan 01, 2003• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., • IDRA Newsletter • January 2003 As the 1950s baby boomers age, their children’s children are entering their … read more
Read MoreSuccessful Bilingual Education Programs
Nov 30, 1999María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. Twenty-five characteristics contribute to the high academic performance of students … read more
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Schools Continue to Lose Students- Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2002-03
Nov 30, 1999• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2003 Thirty-eight percent of the freshman class of 1999-00 left school … read more
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