Resources on Keeping the Public in Public Schools

Publications

Students for Sale – The Use of Public Money for Private Schooling – Detailed policy brief, 1999

Statements and News

“The Voucher Deception” – Statement, July 2004

Supreme Court Ruling Bad for Neighborhood Public Schools – IDRA statement, June 27, 2002

Policy Brief Outlines the Dangers of "Ed Stamps" and their Potential Impact on Children – News release, May 19, 1999

Private School Vouchers Debated – IDRA statement, August 1, 1997

Articles from the IDRA Newsletter

“Fair Funding & Vouchers – Public Monies Must Go to Public Schools”
By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, February 2013)

“Origins of Public Education and the Voucher Debate” 
By Albert Cortez, Ph.D.
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, May 1999)

“Students for Sale – The Use of Public Money for Private Schooling (An Excerpt)”
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, May 1999)

“Using Public Money for Private Schooling: A Bad Idea for Children”
By María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D.
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, October 1998)

“Full Pockets, Empty Promises”
By Albert Cortez, Ph.D.
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, May 1998)

“What Really Matters in American Education”
by Richard W. Riley
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, April 1999)

Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Public Education

For Our Children: Preserving Our Neighborhood Public Schools – News release, March 8, 1999

Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Public Education – Coalition description

Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Public Education Statement – March 6, 1999

Say No to Vouchers, Yes to Public Education! ¡Los Vales No Valen! – Top nine reasons to say no to vouchers, in English and Spanish, 1999

Coalition for Equity and Excellence in Public Education Organizations

“Community Supports Public Schools, Opposes Vouchers”
by Zane Chalfant
IDRA Newsletter (San Antonio, Texas: Intercultural Development Research Association, September 1999)

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