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.
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
Read MoreTeacher 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
Read MoreTESOL 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
Read MoreRecapitalizing 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
Read MoreTABE 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
Read MoreACCESS – San Antonio Part 2
Nov 30, 1999ACCESS – San AntonioA Community Collaborates for Student Success (Part 2) Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. Systemic … read more
Read MoreWhy IDRA Prints the School “Opening Alert
Nov 30, 1999Many 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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