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Classnotes Podcast (May 30, 2007) Latino and African American children are under-represented in advanced math courses. And achievement gaps in … read more

Classnotes Podcast (April 20, 2007) The underlying assumptions we have about our students have a dramatic effect on our ability to … read more

Classnotes Podcast (March 23, 2007) Federal law prohibits sex discrimination in schools, yet inequities remain. For examples, teachers often treat … read more

Classnotes Podcast (March 2, 2007) Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, IDRA executive director, spoke at a conference in Chapel Hill, … read more

Classnotes Podcasts (February 14, 2007) Migrant students are perhaps the most educationally disenfranchised group of students in our schooling system. … read more

Classnotes Podcast  (January 24, 2007) More than 50 years ago, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court unanimously … read more

Classnotes Podcast (January 4, 2007) Schools are losing a student every three minutes. This lack of school holding power affects … read more

Classnotes Podcast (December 4, 2006) IDRA’s Focusing on Language and Academic Instructional Renewal (FLAIR) model capitalizes on the campus leaders, … read more

Classnotes Podcast (November 10, 2006) Few people question the value of parents being involved in schools. But many school leaders struggle … read more

Classnotes Podcast (October 26, 2006) In May, 2006, the Texas Legislature passed a measure to fund an initiative to help … read more

Classnotes Podcast (Sept. 20, 2006) Harassment is a problem that occurs in schools throughout the nation, whether they be urban … read more