IDRA Newsletter 2006
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 2006. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Tools for Action – Teaching Quality is Central to School Capacity Building
Apr 06, 2006Tools for Action Teaching Quality is Central to School Capacity Building The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that … read more
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Making Math Real for Students
Mar 06, 2006• by Kathryn Brown • IDRA Newsletter • March 2006 • Mathematics is amazing. Seeing a student’s eyes focus on an internalized … read more
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E-ruption! Bridging Language and Technology – Educational Leadership Across Generations
Mar 06, 2006• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2006 • A parent in the La Milpas Colonia of … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Launches in Detroit – Community Leaders Breakfast and Tutoring Demonstration Held
Mar 06, 2006• IDRA Newsletter • March 2006 • Detroit is the latest site that has launched the highly-successful Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program. … read more
Read MoreTexans for Fair Funding – Principles for Fair Funding
Feb 21, 2006• IDRA Newsletter • February 2006 • All children deserve an excellent education, and excellence is impossible without equity. Our … read more
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The Texas Supreme Court Ruling in West Orange-Cove vs. Neeley: A Decision Neither Adequate nor Equitable
Feb 06, 2006• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2006 • On November 22, 2005, the Texas Supreme Court issued its … read more
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The Impact of Focused Educational Assistance
Feb 06, 2006• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2006 • The IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity provides technical assistance … read more
Read MoreMALDEF Decries Latest Decision of Texas Supreme Court – Ruling Abandons Low-wealth Districts and Upholds Glaring Inequities in the School Finance System
Feb 06, 2006• IDRA Newsletter • February 2006 • Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund More than 16 years after declaring … read more
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Strengthening Schools’ “Immune Systems” to Fight Mediocrity and Failure
Jan 06, 2006• by Abelardo Villarreal , Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2006 • In the November-December 2005 issue of the IDRA Newsletter, … read more
Read MoreResources for States Affected by the Recent Hurricanes
Jan 06, 2006• IDRA Newsletter • January 2006 • Below is a listing of resources to help you work toward creating schools … read more
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Gulf Coast States Educators Meeting – Educating Students Displaced by the Recent Hurricanes
Jan 06, 2006• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., • IDRA Newsletter • January 2006 • On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf … read more
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The STAR Center – 10 Years of Making a Difference
Jan 05, 2006• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2006 • Sankofa, a word from … read more
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Teachers Pressing for Quality Teaching – Lessons from Content Teachers of English Language Learners
May 01, 2004• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2004 • Editor’s Note: This article is reprinted from the May 2004 … read more
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