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IDRA Newsletter 2007

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 2007. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.

Engagement Sounds, Sparks and Movements – Intersections of Interest for Students and Families

Mar 06, 2007

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2007 Parents present inter-disciplinary projects, students teach parents to use the … read more

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Valuing Youth – Reflections from a Professional Learning Community

Mar 06, 2007

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2007 Almost 30 years ago, as … read more

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You Can Not Win if You Don’t Get to Play – Effectively Engaging All English Language Learners

Mar 06, 2007

• by Adela Solís, Ph.D., and Kristin Grayson, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2007 Two English language learner youths talk about … read more

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Principles for Fair Funding- Intercultural Development Research Association

Feb 12, 2007

• IDRA Newsletter • February 2007 All children deserve an excellent education, and excellence is impossible without equity. Our children are … read more

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Remembering Anthony

Feb 09, 2007

IDRA mourns the loss of Anthony Daniel Mayoral. Anthony was the student president of IDRA’s Youth Education Tekies project in … read more

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Tools for Action Fair Funding

Feb 09, 2007

Tools For ActionFair Funding In Texas, the public school funding system creates schools where the quality of education that a … read more

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Myths in School Finance

Feb 09, 2007

• by José A. Cárdenas, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2007 Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Texas School … read more

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Accountability and Equity in our Schools

Feb 09, 2007

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2007 Accountability means answerability, responsibility and liability. Equity means being just … read more

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Equalizing Funding of Texas School Facilities– A Long-Standing, Long-Neglected Need

Feb 09, 2007

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2007 In his 1997 book, Texas School Finance Reform: An IDRA Perspective, … read more

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Tools for Action School Capacity Building

Jan 04, 2007

In order to have student success and effective school holding power, administrators, teachers and other stakeholders must build school capacity. … read more

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Informing Change Bringing School Data Online

Jan 04, 2007

• by Laurie Posner, MPA • IDRA Newsletter • January 2007 In Getting Excited About Data, E.L. Holcomb talks about the need … read more

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Framing Systems Change for Student Success

Jan 04, 2007

• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2007 Editor’s note: The following are excerpts from a speech … read more

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Every Family Engaged = Every Child Ahead- Building School Capacity through NCLB Parent Participation Requirements

Jan 04, 2007

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2007 Every public school must provide the best possible education for … read more

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