IDRA Newsletter 1998
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Below are articles published in 1998. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Education Policy by Public Opinion Polls?
Sep 30, 1998• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1998 • In a recent Associated Press (AP) article, reporters summarized the … read more
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Faster than a Plymouth: Reflections on the “Opportunity to Learn Standards”
Sep 30, 1998• by Bradley Scott, MA. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1998 • It was actually supposed to be quite an uneventful return … read more
Read MoreStandards, Tracking and the Reform of Our Public Schools
Sep 30, 1998• by Oanh H. Maroney • IDRA Newsletter • September 1998 • Over the years, education reform has been a much-talked-about topic. … read more
Read MoreHigh Achievement Zone: Reform at Work
Sep 30, 1998• by Dr. Olivia Evey Chapa • IDRA Newsletter • September 1998 • I have been fortunate throughout my life to have … read more
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Standards, Assessments and Accountability
Sep 30, 1998• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1998 • Over the last decade we have witnessed the emergence of … read more
Read MoreIntergrating Technology into your Curriculum
Aug 30, 1998• by Joseph L. Vigil, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1998 • Schools are not the only institutions using technology to … read more
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Creating a Grade Book on the Computer
Aug 30, 1998• by Charles A. Cavazos • IDRA Newsletter • August 1998 • The computer is a tool. But it is not as … read more
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Financial Aid: Challenges and Possibilities for Minority Students
Aug 30, 1998• by Felix Montes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1998 • Education has been heralded as the most effective means of … read more
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Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Students Meet Peers Via Video Conference
Aug 30, 1998• by Linda Cantu, MA, and Leticia Lopez-De La Garza, MA. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1998 • IDRA held six video … read more
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Mike the Knife
Aug 30, 1998• by Jose Cárdenas, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1998 • Editor’s Note: The use of technology in our schools has … read more
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Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program: Looking for Gifts in All the Right Places
Jun 30, 1998• by Josie Danini Supik, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1998 • In the year 2000, the Coca-Cola Valued … read more
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Traditional Methods of Identifying Gifted Students Overlooks Many
Jun 30, 1998• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1998 • Gifted and talented students represent one of our … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors: Gifted Role Models
Jun 30, 1998• IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1998 • Editor’s Note: Josie Danini Supik’s article discusses the Coca-Cola Valued Youth … read more
Read MoreIDRA Reaction to Passage of California Proposition 227 (Unz Initiative)
Jun 30, 1998• IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1998 • San Antonio, Texas (June 1998) – On behalf of the Intercultural … read more
Read MoreInsights into Gifted and Talented English Language Learners
Jun 30, 1998• by Andrea B. Bermudez Ph.D. and Judith A. Marquez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1998 • The underrepresentation … read more
Read MoreRaising “Will Hunting” – 10 Tips for Parenting Gifted and Talented Children
Jun 30, 1998• by Hilaria Bauer, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1998 • Most parents think their children are talented, at … read more
Read MoreWomen in Education Fields
May 30, 1998• by Yojani Fatima Hernandez • IDRA Newsletter • May 1998 • Much has been written about the glass ceiling – that … read more
Read MoreReflections on Equity
May 30, 1998• by Norma V. Cantu • IDRA Newsletter • May 1998 • Many students in US schools are reporting to the Office … read more
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Hijas del Quinto Sol: Redefining Feminine Roles through Children’s Literature
May 30, 1998• by Juanita C. Garcia • IDRA Newsletter • May 1998 • The Aztec legend of the quinto mundo, or fifth world, … read more
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Violence in Our Schools
May 30, 1998• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 1998 • The nation has been dismayed by the recent rash of … read more
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