IDRA Newsletter 2006 Archives

Tools for Action – Quality Teaching Leads to Success

Mar 16, 2007

Tools for Action Quality Teaching Leads to Success Abundant studies show a connection between teacher preparation and student success. In … read more

IDRA Newsletter 2006 Index

Dec 16, 2006

November-December 2006 IDRA Newsletter – Public Policy See PDF of this issue Articles Upcoming 2007 Texas Legislative Session – Key … read more

Fulfilling the Promise of Mendez and Brown – Implications for Leadership

Nov 20, 2006

• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2006 • Public schools belong … read more

Tools for Action – Enlightnened Public Policy

Nov 20, 2006

Tools for Action Enlightened Public Policy – A Lever of Change IDRA emerged in 1973 as the only entity in … read more

The Texas Dropout Saga – 23 Years and Counting…

Nov 20, 2006

• by Josie D. Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2006 • For more than … read more

Knowledge and Action – From Dropping Out to Holding On

Nov 20, 2006

• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2006 • Editor’s Note: The following is the … read more

Upcoming 2007 Texas Legislative Session – Key Issues and Expectations

Nov 20, 2006

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2006 • Although the Texas legislature’s actions in the area … read more

Texas School Holding Power – Past, Present and Future

Oct 29, 2006

• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2006 • Twenty years ago, no one knew how many students … read more

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – Strengthening Student Connections with School

Oct 29, 2006

• by Linda Cantú, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2006 • Schools in Texas will lose almost half of their Hispanic, … read more

Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2005-06 – Gap Continues to Grow

Oct 29, 2006

• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2006 • The overall statewide attrition rate in Texas public schools … read more

Time to Make High School Graduation the New Minimum

Oct 29, 2006

• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2006 • On October 31, 1986, IDRA completed and published … read more

Guidelines for a School Holding Power Program Design

Oct 02, 2006

• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2006 • Students who are most at risk of dropping out go … read more

Resource Center

Tools for Action – Quality Teaching Leads to Success

IDRA Newsletter 2006 Index

Fulfilling the Promise of Mendez and Brown – Implications for Leadership

Tools for Action – Enlightnened Public Policy

The Texas Dropout Saga – 23 Years and Counting…

Knowledge and Action – From Dropping Out to Holding On

Upcoming 2007 Texas Legislative Session – Key Issues and Expectations

Texas School Holding Power – Past, Present and Future

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – Strengthening Student Connections with School

Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2005-06 – Gap Continues to Grow

Time to Make High School Graduation the New Minimum

Guidelines for a School Holding Power Program Design

Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate – A New Measure of On-Time School Completion

Tools for Action – School Holding Power

Tools for Action – Student Success

Unmasking Gender Bias – Observing Hidden Dimensions that Affect Student Achievement

Study Shows that Model Learning Community Bears Fruit for Young Children

Coca-Cola Valued Youth College Tours – On the Road to College Success

Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools

Why IDRA Prints the “School Opening Alert” Every Year