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IDRA Newsletter 1999

The Use of Public Money for Private Schooling: Listening to Parents

Feb 08, 1999

• by Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 The 1998-99 school year has been one of changes in San Antonio … read more

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Failing Our Children – Finding Alternatives to In-Grade Retention

Feb 05, 1999

• IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 During a 30-year period, the educational pendulum has alternated between advocating social promotion and supporting … read more

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From “DAC” to “EAC” – The Expanding Role of the Equity Assistance Center

Feb 03, 1999

• by Bradley Scott, M.A.  • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 The IDRA Desegregation Assistance Center – South Central Collaborative for Equity has … read more

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Are We Making Educated Choices About Educating Our Children?

Feb 02, 1999

• by Oanh H. Maroney, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 Bilingual education continues to be subject to attacks by some individuals, … read more

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Project Alianza: Tapping Community Resources for Bilingual Teachers

Feb 01, 1999

• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 Project Alianza is an initiative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to … read more

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Challenges as We Enter a New Century: Valuing Communities

Jan 09, 1999

• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 For 25 years, IDRA has worked with communities in ways that recognize and value their … read more

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IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Featured in Chicago

Jan 08, 1999

• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 A national media event sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation was held in December to announce … read more

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IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Travel from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.

Jan 06, 1999

• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Southwest Airlines sponsored 15 Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program tutors on its first nonstop flight from … read more

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Disciplinary Alternative Education Programs in Texas – What is Known; What is Needed (An Excerpt)

Jan 05, 1999

• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 The Texas legislature established a policy in 1995 requiring school districts to have an “alternative … read more

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No-cost Technical Assistance and Training Available

Jan 04, 1999

• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 We are quickly approaching the 21st century, and there are so … read more

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Breathing New Life into Language Assessment

Jan 02, 1999

• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 I have worked in the area of language assessment for many … read more

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Lost: $319 Billion and 1.2 Million Students

Jan 01, 1999

• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Editor’s Note: In early January, Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, … read more

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