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IDRA Newsletter 2002

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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.

Emerging Gender Issues in Education

May 30, 2002

• by Aurora Yáñez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 •  Editor’s Note: IDRA assistant research associate Aurora Yáñez interviewed Ms. … read more

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Who’s Responsible, Who’s to Blame?

May 30, 2002

• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 •  Recently, I watched a television program in which rescuers used … read more

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Teacher and Instructional Technology: Wise or Foolish Choices

May 30, 2002

• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 •  In 1911, Thomas Edison, inventor of the magic lantern, … read more

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Arkansas Educators Explore Ways to Better Serve Their Growing Numbers of English Language Learners

Apr 30, 2002

• by José L. Rodríguez • IDRA Newsletter • April 2002 •  Many communities across the country are experiencing changes in their … read more

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“I Saw the Flame” Student Reflection

Apr 30, 2002

• by Sofia Bahena • IDRA Newsletter • April 2002 •  “I saw the flame” banners and stickers were all being distributed … read more

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TESOL Statement on Language and Literacy Development for Young English Language Learners, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Apr 30, 2002

• IDRA Newsletter • April 2002 •  Editor’s Note: The TESOL executive committee approved a new position paper addressing language … read more

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Children-Based Reform Can Standards Meet It?

Mar 30, 2002

• by Micaela Díaz-Sanchez and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.  • IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 •  “When I started out as a … read more

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Mathematics Achievement for All? Yes!

Mar 30, 2002

• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 •  Developing students as flexible, fluent and resourceful mathematical thinkers, ready … read more

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Recapitalizing America’s Strengths in Science and Education, The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century

Mar 30, 2002

• IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 •  The scale and nature of the ongoing revolution in science and technology, and … read more

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Collaborating for Educational Reform

Mar 30, 2002

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 •  What is collaboration? Why is … read more

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Successful Bilingual Education Programs – Indicators of Success at the School Level, Part Three

Feb 20, 2002

• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2002 •  This is the last … read more

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Engaged Accountability: Practices and Policies to Open Doors to Higher Education

Jan 30, 2002

• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D. and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2002 •  The 2000 Census tells us … read more

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TABE Awards Dr. María Robledo Montecel for Community Advocacy

Jan 30, 2002

• IDRA Newsletter • January 2002 •  María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., executive director of the Intercultural Development Research Association … read more

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Binational Collaboration Prepares New Teachers

Jan 30, 2002

• by Linda Cantú, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2002 •  Education leaders in Mexico and the United States have forged … read more

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Successful Bilingual Education Programs – Indicators of Success at the School Level, Part Two

Jan 20, 2002

• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2002 • Editor’s Note: Recently, the … read more

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ACCESS – San Antonio Part 2

Nov 30, 1999

ACCESS – San AntonioA Community Collaborates for Student Success (Part 2) Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. Systemic … read more

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Why IDRA Prints the School “Opening Alert

Nov 30, 1999

Many educators are not aware that the education of undocumented students is guaranteed by the Plyler vs. Doe decision or … read more

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