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IDRA Newsletter 2002

Published 10 times a year, the IDRA Newsletter provides resources and insight for strengthening and transforming public education to serve students from communities that have historically been underserved like Black and Latino students and students from families with limited means. We publish our newsletter in print and online with highlights in our eNews.

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Below are articles published in 2002. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.

College Success

Jan 30, 2004

• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2002 •  I always knew I would go to college. I … read more

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IDRA Newsletter 2002 Index

Dec 30, 2002

November-December 2002 IDRA Newsletter – Community Engagement Articles Closing the Graduation Gap for Latino Students, Pam McCollum, Ph.D., and Rosana … read more

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Closing the Graduation Gap for Latino Students

Nov 30, 2002

• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D., and Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2002 •  Rather than using the … read more

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Improving Educational Impact through Community and Family Engagement

Nov 30, 2002

• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2002 •  As the discussion on … read more

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ACCESS – San Antonio A Community Collaborates for Student Success

Oct 30, 2002

• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2002 •  Collaborations among educators, families and community … read more

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Texas Schools Have Weak Holding Power: Texas Public School Attrition Study: 2001-02

Oct 30, 2002

• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2002 •  Two of every five students of the freshman class of … read more

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Texas State Board of Education Approves Course Credit for Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program

Oct 30, 2002

• IDRA Newsletter • October 2002 •  The Texas State Board of Education has approved the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program as … read more

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School Holding Power Goal Unachieved in Texas

Oct 30, 2002

• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2002 •  Is asking schools to graduate 90 percent to 95 percent … read more

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Educational Technology – An International Conversation

Sep 30, 2002

• by Felix Montes, Ph.D., and Linda Cantú, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2002 •  Technology is an integral part of … read more

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Dropping Out of School in Arizona: IDRA Conducts New Study

Sep 30, 2002

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2002 •  Arizona … read more

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Texas Needs Diplomas Not Delusions

Sep 11, 2002

• by Testimony María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2002 •  Presented to the Texas State Board of … read more

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Special Tribute to Albert H. Kauffman

Aug 30, 2002

 IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 •  In any society, social change arrives not on its own, but with the toil … read more

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The Dangerous Consequences of High-Stakes Testing, FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing

Aug 30, 2002

 IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 •  Tests are called “high-stakes” when they are used to make major decisions about a … read more

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Excelling English Language Learners: An Innovative Professional Development Program

Aug 30, 2002

• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 •  Scenario 1: You are a high school American history teacher … read more

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A Strategy of Support for Publicly-Funded Charter Schools

Aug 30, 2002

• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 •  Publicly-funded charter schools are one of the public school options … read more

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Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills: The Next Stage in Texas’ Challenge to Meet High Standards

Aug 30, 2002

• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 •  The curtain is closing on Texas’ famous Texas Assessment of … read more

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“They Believed in Us” Student Reflection

Jun 30, 2002

• by Yanessa Romero • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2002 •  Before I ever stepped foot on the Fox Technical … read more

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Holding the Line: School Finance Reform in Texas

Jun 30, 2002

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2002 •  Some people attribute Texas’ school funding challenges to … read more

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Supreme Court Ruling Bad for Neighborhood Public Schools

Jun 30, 2002

• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2002 •  IDRA is deeply disappointed by the Supreme … read more

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Connecting Curriculum and Technology

May 30, 2002

• IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 •  Connecting Curriculum and Technology, excerpted from International Society for Technology in Education Essential … read more

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