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School metaphor Uses school language and measures (grade levels, tests), uses same standards for adults as for children, assumes participants … read more

Step 1: Acquire feedback from students on what needs to happen in order to improve the grades in the class. … read more

Formal Culture literary landmarks contents of museums music of ancestral groups art and dance holidays and parades Deep Culture family … read more

Celebrating Cultural Differences: Integrating the Language and Cultural of Staff and Students in Campus Life Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. No … read more

The Desegregation Assistance Center – South Central Collaborative (DAC-SCC) has received many inquiries about sexual harassment in schools among students, … read more

“Equality of educational opportunity refers not to inherent capacities, but to the environmental influences that shape and condition the growth … read more

Racism is a developed set of attitudes that include antagonism based on the supposed superiority of one group or on … read more

November – December 1996 IDRA Newsletter Articles Berlin Walls of the Mind, W.S. White Bilingual Education is About Bridging and … read more

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. and Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  U.S. lawmakers recently … read more

• by Ann Bastian • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  Being asked to write an article against school choice … read more

• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  Editor’s Note: Dr. Robledo Montecel delivered the … read more

• by Joseph Vigil • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  At the 1989 University of Nova commencement exercises, a marine … read more

• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. and Adela Solis, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  Parental involvement in education provides … read more

• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  Educators are sensitive to charges that they fail … read more

• by William S. White • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 •  The Berlin Wall. What does it mean to … read more

• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 •  Ethnic pluralism is a reality. Populations of people of color … read more

• by Josie Danini Supik, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 •  Testimony Before the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence … read more

• IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 •  President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans Editor’s Note: The following … read more

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 •  IDRA Interview Interviewer Aurelio Montemayor: Clementina Padilla, one of the prime … read more

• by Roy Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 •  Are school dropout rates declining or increasing in Texas? That is … read more