IDRA Newsletter 2007
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Below are articles published in 2007. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
IDRA Newsletter 2007 Index
Dec 31, 2007November- December 2007 IDRA Newsletter – Enlightened Public Policy See PDF of the November- December 2007 issue Articles Uncompromising Expectations … read more
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New Online Tool Gives Actionable Data for School-Community Teams to Improve Texas Schools- IDRA Launches Web Portal to Support Efforts to Strengthen School Holding Power
Dec 13, 2007• IDRA Newsletter • November- December 2007 San Antonio (October 30, 2007) – A new online portal helps community and school partners … read more
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Dec 12, 2007IDRA Principles Uncompromising Expectations for Graduating All Students Every year, we are losing more than 1.2 million young people from … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Englightened Public Policy
Dec 12, 2007Tools for ActionEnlightened Public Policy Enlightened public policy provides both the appropriate standards and the resources schools need to serve … read more
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Getting 30 Warm Bodies to the Meeting?- Parent Engagement is More than This!
Dec 12, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 2007 As a presenter was preparing his presentation on meaningful parent engagement … read more
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Educating America’s Immigrant Children- Policies, Challenges and Answers
Dec 12, 2007• By Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 2007 The Challenge This country’s challenge is not, as some believe, that … read more
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Uncompromising Expectations for Graduating All Students- IDRA Principles Regarding Graduation and Accountability
Nov 29, 2007• By Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 2007 The U.S. Congress is currently in the midst of deliberations about re-authorization … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Lever of Change
Oct 03, 2007Tools for ActionLever of Change – Actionable Knowledge IDRA’s Quality Schools Action Framework, developed by executive director Dr. María "Cuca" … read more
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Parents Choosing Success for Their Children- Making Sure Title I Resources Improve the Education of All Children
Oct 03, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2007 A number of schools have sent a report to families stating, “We … read more
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Averaged Freshman Graduation Rate- Texas Ranks 32nd in On-time Graduation in 2004-05
Oct 03, 2007• By Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2007 In 2004-05, Texas ranked 35th out of 50 states and the District … read more
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Texas Education Agency Reported Dropout Count Swells
Oct 03, 2007• By Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2007 The number of school dropouts reported by the Texas Education Agency (TEA) … read more
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Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors- Their Stories
Oct 02, 2007• By Roy L. Johnson, M.S., and Linda Cantú, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2007 In 1984, IDRA designed and implemented the Coca-Cola … read more
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Texas Public School Attrition Study 2006 07- Texas School Holding Power Worse than Two Decades Ago
Oct 02, 2007• By Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2007 There has been little change in the performance of Texas public high … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Accountable Leadership
Sep 05, 2007Tools for Action Accountable Leadership is Critical Building school success for students requires accountable leadership at all levels, including policymakers, … read more
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NCLB Parent Involvement Requirements- The Belief and Principles that Breathe Life into the Spirit of the Law
Sep 04, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2007 At the annual conference of Parent Information and Resource Center directors, one … read more
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IDRA’s Family Leadership Principles
Sep 04, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2007 When Dr. José A. Cárdenas founded IDRA in the spring of 1973, … read more
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Defying Conventions for Policies and Programs Intending to Strengthen School Dropout Prevention
Sep 04, 2007• By Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., and Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2007 Some call it an epidemic, others an educational … read more
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Valuing Youth with Disabilities- Educational Outcomes and the Art of Culture
Sep 04, 2007• By Laurie Posner, MPA • IDRA Newsletter • September 2007 Disability Rights – Coming of Age The 1980s and early 1990s could arguably … read more
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Telling the Truth- Framing It as We See It or Being Framed
Aug 31, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2007 In workshop sessions on family leadership in education, an IDRA trainer … read more
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Engaging Schools, Parents, Students and Communities- IDRA’s FLEChAS Project
Aug 31, 2007• By Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Frances M. Guzmán, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2007 Research has documented parent involvement as … read more
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