IDRA Newsletter 1996 Archives - Page 2 of 8

Our Nation on the Fault Line: Hispanic American Education Dropouts

Oct 30, 1996

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

What Adults Should Know about Teenagers

Oct 30, 1996

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

Keeping the Faith: Valuing Parents

Sep 30, 1996

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Valuing as an Article of Faith The valuing paradigm … read more

Adult Literacy Outreach Innovations: Porque Significa Tanto

Sep 30, 1996

• by Christie L. Goodman, APR • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • There’s a lot of learning going on inside and … read more

Families United for Education Conversations with Parents and Friends, editorial

Sep 30, 1996

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Through IDRA’s role in the national Mobilization for Equity … read more

Two Way Bilingual Education: A Positive Way to “Cry Woof”

Sep 30, 1996

• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • One day, Mother Mouse was crossing the street with her three … read more

Mobilization for Equity Highlights

Sep 30, 1996

• by Linda Ocasio • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Writer Linda Ocasio was asked by the Ford Foundation to attend … read more

The Hopwood Case – What It Says, What It Doesn’t Say, The Future of the Case and “The Rest of the Story”

Aug 30, 1996

• by Albert Kauffman • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Editor’s Note: The U.S. Supreme Court recently let stand a Fifth Circuit … read more

Desegregation to Inclusion: Embracing a Full Spectrum of Diversity

Aug 30, 1996

• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Inclusion can be viewed as the logical culmination of … read more

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Carry Olympic Flame

Aug 30, 1996

• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Jorge Maldonado, a tutor in IDRA’sCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program, was one of two … read more

Dr. José A. Cárdenas Receives Champion of Equity Award

Aug 30, 1996

• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • This month, Dr. José A. Cárdenas, IDRA founder and director emeritus, was presented … read more

High Failure Rates: Quality or Ineffectiveness?

Aug 30, 1996

• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Johnny comes in and talks about how hard Mr. Sabelotodo is … read more

Alternative Schools: Short-term Solution with Long-Term Consequences

Aug 30, 1996

• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Since 1990, the number of alternative schools in North Carolina has more than … read more

Supporting School Improvement in Reading through Professional Development

Aug 30, 1996

• by Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D. and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • IDRA’s Reading Improvement Project is … read more