November-December 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Public Policy
Articles
District Court Demands Increased State Investment – All Our Children Deserve an Excellent, Equity Education, by M. Robledo Montecel
Major Education Issues Before the Texas Legislature in 2004, by A. Cortez
Choking the Life Out of Classrooms, A Letter to the President, by S. Bruni
Contemporary Civil Rights Challenges of Brown vs. Board of Education, School Leaders Identify Current Issues, by B. Scott
Research Findings – Part III, Expectations Drive Effective College Recruitment Strategies, by A. Cortez and J.D. Cortez
October 2004 IDRA Newsletter – School Holding Power
Articles
Texas School Holding Power Improves – But Progress is Slow Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2003-04, by R.L. Johnson
Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program: Celebrates 20 Years of Keeping Students in School
Research Findings – Part II, Effective College Recruitment Strategies, by A. Cortez and J.D. Cortez
September 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Math and Science
Articles
Can Everyone Master Mathematics?, by J. Dieckmann and A.M. Montemayor
Creating Passages for Young Minority Girls, by B. Scott
IDRA Partners with the National Dropout Prevention Center for Students with Disabilities
Minority Women in Science: Forging the Way – Marianita Chee’s Story
Innovations in Intervention Settings, by K. Darke and B. Chu Clewell
August 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Access and Success
Articles
A Call for Equity: Kicking the Computer Science Door Open for Girls, by K. Brown
Texas Continues to Slip in Education Funding Ranking, by A. Cortez
Effective Higher Education Recruitment Strategies: Findings from a Research Study of San Antonio College, by J.D. Cortez and A. Cortez
Why IDRA Prints the ‘School Opening Alert’ Every Year
June – July 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Access and Success
Articles
Not-So-Special Session Ends With a Whimper, by A. Cortez
Public School Teachers Who Lead, by J. Dieckmann and A.M. Montemayor
Good for Nothing: In-grade Retention, by L.M. Kenneady
The Role of Mentoring in Teacher Quality and Retention, by A.Solís
May 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Teaching Quality
Articles
Teachers Pressing for Quality Teaching: Lessons from Content Teachers of English Language Learners, by J. Dieckmann
Excellent Bilingual Early Childhood Programs – A Parent Guide, by A.M. Montemayor
Position is Everything: A Comment on Brown vs. Board of Education, by B. Scott
Fulfilling the Legacy of Mendez and Brown: New Website Launched
April 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Reading and Literacy
Articles
From Dropping Out to Holding On – Seven Lessons from Texas, by M. Robledo Montecel
Bilingual Word Power – Research-Based Vocabulary Strategies for English Language Learners, by L.C. Green
Tutoring Reading – Valued Youth as Reading Helpers, by J.C. García
Laredo Community Leaders Declare Support for School Funding Equity
March 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Early Childhood Education
Articles
Capitalizing on Students’ Language and Culture: Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Early Childhood Educators Institute™, by J.L. Rodríguez
The Joy of Preschool Reading, by B. Scott
Equity and Adequacy Concepts as Considered in School Finance Court Cases, by A.H. Kauffman
February 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Fair Funding
Articles
Texas at a Crossroads Excellent and Equitable Schools – or Merely Adequate, by A. Cortez and M. Robledo Montecel
Insufficient Funding for Bilingual Education in Texas, by A. Cortez
Texans for Fair Funding – Web Site Launched
Mexican American School Board Members Association Recognizes IDRA’s 30th Anniversary
January 2004 IDRA Newsletter – Bilingual Education
Articles
Planning for English Language Learner Success: Alternative Responses in Teacher Learning to Reducing Achievement Gaps, by J. Dieckmann and A. Montemayor
Defining Our Transitional Bilingual Program, by J.L. Rodríguez
Are You Ready for Title III? Professional Development from the Intercultural Development
Research Association, by L.C. Green
Successful Bilingual Education Programs, by M. Robledo Montecel and J.D. Cortez
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