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.
Texas Legislative Update 2007- Lackadaisical Performance for Education Leadership
Aug 02, 2007• By Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • August 2007 As the Texas legislature opened in January of … read more
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Immigrant Students Rights to Attend Public Schools
Aug 01, 2007• IDRA Newsletter • August 2007 The National Coalition of Advocates for Students (NCAS) launched its annual School Opening Alert campaign … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Engaging Community for Mutual Gain
Jul 31, 2007Tools for Action Engaging Community for Mutual Gain Often, the voices of community members and parents are not heard when … read more
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Ten Percent Plan in Texas- IDRA Releases Policy Brief
Jun 08, 2007• By María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Josie D. Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2007 Too … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Governance Efficacy
Jun 08, 2007Tools for Action Governance Efficacy – Leading At All Levels Educational excellence and equity happens with great effort and collaboration. … read more
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Stop the Merry-go-Round, Children Might Fall Off!- Parents as Stewards of Governance for School Reform that Supports Educational Equity
Jun 08, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2007 Families and community members can assure the effective governance of … read more
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Graduation for All Students- Dropout Prevention and Student Engagement Strategies and the Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act
Jun 08, 2007• By María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2007 Editor’s Note: On April 23, 2007, Dr. María Robledo … read more
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School Board Accountability for School Reform that Supports Educational Equity
Jun 08, 2007• By Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2007 Thirty or more years of school reform efforts have yielded some … read more
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Expanding Blueprints for Action- Children’s Outcomes, Access, Treatment, Learning, Resources, Accountability
May 11, 2007• By Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., and Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2007 Previous IDRA Newsletter articles have described IDRA’s … read more
Read MoreTools for Action Teaching Quality for Success
May 11, 2007Tools for ActionTeaching Quality for Success Success in school means having quality teachers, teachers who know their subject, who know … read more
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This We Know- All of Our Children are Learning- A Brief Rumination on Parent’s Qualifications for Judging the Quality of the Teaching Their Children are Receiving, Using Math as an Example and Considering the NCLB/Title 1 Section 1118 Parent Engagement Rules
May 11, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2007 Prologue: Which Students Can Learn – Algebra A parent in a … read more
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It Takes Two to Techno- Integrating Technology with FLAIR
May 11, 2007• By Juanita C. García, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2007 The tango (the “techno” in this article’s title) is one of … read more
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Parents and Students Examine Math Curriculum and Instruction at their High School
May 10, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2007 A group of parents participating in a parent leadership series led … read more
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Breaking the Bonds of Boredom in Science and Math
May 09, 2007• By Veronica Betancourt, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2007 With the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, a systematic … read more
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Releasing the Mathematician and Scientist within Students
Apr 29, 2007• By Kathryn Brown and Veronica Betancourt, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2007 “You’re going to have fun today in class! You’re … read more
Read MoreA Tale of Two Centrals
Apr 29, 2007• By Brandon Love • IDRA Newsletter • April 2007 Editor’s Note: Brandon Love is a student at Central High School in Little … read more
Read MoreTools for Action- Curriculum Quality and Access
Apr 02, 2007• IDRA Newsletter • April 2007 Effective schools depend on a high quality, enriched and accessible curriculum. In IDRA’s Quality Schools … read more
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Raising the Bar on Parent Engagement- Can Curriculum and Standards Meet It?
Apr 02, 2007• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed • IDRA Newsletter • April 2007 Imagine this dialogue: A teacher on a site-based decision-making committee speaking … read more
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Technology Integration in Everyday Instruction
Apr 02, 2007• By Hector Bojorquez • IDRA Newsletter • April 2007 Imagine a classroom where… A fourth grade student in San Antonio creates a … read more
Read MoreTools for Action- Student Engagement Central to Success
Mar 06, 2007• IDRA Newsletter • March 2007 Studies have shown that greater student engagement increases academic achievement and encourages students’ positive self-concept, … read more
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