IDRA Newsletter 2006

Tools for Action – Teaching Quality is Central to School Capacity Building

Apr 06, 2006

Tools for Action Teaching Quality is Central to School Capacity Building The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) requires that … read more

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

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

Coca-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

Texans 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

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

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

MALDEF 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

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

Resources 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

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

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

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

Resource Center

Tools for Action – Teaching Quality is Central to School Capacity Building

Making Math Real for Students

E-ruption! Bridging Language and Technology – Educational Leadership Across Generations

Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Launches in Detroit – Community Leaders Breakfast and Tutoring Demonstration Held

Texans for Fair Funding – Principles for Fair Funding

The Texas Supreme Court Ruling in West Orange-Cove vs. Neeley: A Decision Neither Adequate nor Equitable

The Impact of Focused Educational Assistance

MALDEF Decries Latest Decision of Texas Supreme Court – Ruling Abandons Low-wealth Districts and Upholds Glaring Inequities in the School Finance System

Strengthening Schools’ “Immune Systems” to Fight Mediocrity and Failure

Resources for States Affected by the Recent Hurricanes

Gulf Coast States Educators Meeting – Educating Students Displaced by the Recent Hurricanes

The STAR Center – 10 Years of Making a Difference

Teachers Pressing for Quality Teaching – Lessons from Content Teachers of English Language Learners