IDRA Newsletter 2008

IDRA Newsletter 2008 Index

Dec 19, 2008

November-December 2008 IDRA Newsletter – Enlightened Public Policy See PDF of this issue Articles Texas Education Policy Related Prospects for … read more

Tools for Action Enlightened Public Policy

Dec 09, 2008

Tools for ActionEnlightened Public Policy IDRA emerged in 1973 as the only entity in the state dedicated exclusively to the … read more

Creating Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement – Principal Shares Strategies for Success

Dec 08, 2008

• by Rosana G. Rodríguez, Ph.D., Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D., and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December … read more

The Power of Listening to Young Voices

Dec 08, 2008

• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • Last year, the National Economic and Social … read more

Presenting IDRA’s Framework for Effective Instruction of Secondary English Language Learners

Dec 08, 2008

• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • In July 2008, Judge William Wayne … read more

Bilingual Education in Texas – Where It is Now, and What is Still Needed

Dec 03, 2008

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • Background – Programs … read more

Texas Education Policy Prospects for 2009

Dec 02, 2008

• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2008 • In 2009, the Texas legislature will find itself … read more

Accountability School Holding Power Attrition

Oct 16, 2008

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • A high priority for the Parent Information … read more

Dropout Counts Reported by the Texas Education Agency Continue to Swell

Oct 16, 2008

• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • In August 2008, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) released … read more

Tools For Action Engaging Students for Success

Oct 16, 2008

Tools For ActionEngaging Students for Success Engaged students perform better academically. And the role of fostering student engagement is critical … read more

Hold On Changing Course to Raise Graduation Rates

Oct 16, 2008

• by Laurie Posner, M.P.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • Against a backdrop of rising 21st Century consequences for students … read more

Texas Public School Attrition Study 2007-08 – At Current Pace, Schools Will Lose Many More Generations

Oct 15, 2008

• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2008 • The ability of Texas public high schools … read more

How are the Students Doing? More than Test Scores! Title I Accountability and Attrition Studies

Sep 18, 2008

• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • IDRA published the first Texas public school attrition study … read more

Tools for Action Curriculum Quality

Sep 17, 2008

Tools for ActionCurriculum Quality and Access for Success A school’s curriculum outlines what students who attend the school will learn. … read more

From the Cradle to College

Sep 17, 2008

• by Leticia Rodríguez, Ed.M. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • In a recent story about an incoming Harvard freshman, one … read more

Integrating Technology for Quality Curriculum: Moving from a WIBCI (Wouldn’t It Be Cool If) Mentality to a SAWr (Students Are World-ready) Reality – Widening the Lens of Student Engagement

Sep 17, 2008

• by Kathryn Brown • IDRA Newsletter • September 2008 • Wouldn’t it be cool if… you walked into a science class … read more

Resource Center

IDRA Newsletter 2008 Index

Tools for Action Enlightened Public Policy

Creating Culturally Responsive Parent Engagement – Principal Shares Strategies for Success

The Power of Listening to Young Voices

Presenting IDRA’s Framework for Effective Instruction of Secondary English Language Learners

Bilingual Education in Texas – Where It is Now, and What is Still Needed

Texas Education Policy Prospects for 2009

Accountability School Holding Power Attrition

Dropout Counts Reported by the Texas Education Agency Continue to Swell

Tools For Action Engaging Students for Success

Hold On Changing Course to Raise Graduation Rates

Texas Public School Attrition Study 2007-08 – At Current Pace, Schools Will Lose Many More Generations

How are the Students Doing? More than Test Scores! Title I Accountability and Attrition Studies

Tools for Action Curriculum Quality

From the Cradle to College

Integrating Technology for Quality Curriculum: Moving from a WIBCI (Wouldn’t It Be Cool If) Mentality to a SAWr (Students Are World-ready) Reality – Widening the Lens of Student Engagement

Quality Curriculum and School Systems – Widening the Lens of Student Engagement

Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools

Why IDRA Prints the School Opening Alert Every Year

Effective Parent Outreach