• IDRA Newsletter • September 2009 Available in PDF version. The Texas Legislature recently enacted changes to the Top Ten Percent Plan, … read more
Read More• By Kristin Grayson, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2009 The success of a professional development program for science teachers depends on … read more
Read MoreDear reader, As this edition goes to print, almost all governors are pressing for changes in the nation’s core educational … read more
Read More• By Laurie Posner, M.P.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2009 Since as long ago as 1845, when the Boston School Board gave … read more
Read More• By Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2009 The professional learning of teachers is an ongoing process of knowledge building … read more
Read More• IDRA Newsletter • August 2009 The National Coalition of Advocates for Students (NCAS) launched its annual School Opening Alert campaign … read more
Read More• IDRA Newsletter • August 2009 IDRA’s Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the United States as … read more
Read MoreStudent Voices English language learner students in a South Texas school district were surveyed by IDRA in 2008 about their … read more
Read More• By José L. Rodríguez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2009 The demands to meet adequate yearly progress (AYP) have administrators … read more
Read More• IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2009 IDRA has previously published the principles underlying our Family Leadership in Education model, as … read more
Read More• By Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2009 Teachers are currently under pressure to have a … read more
Read MoreDear reader, Students are far more likely to graduate and succeed when they are taught by good teachers who expect … read more
Read More• By Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June- July 2009 Much has been written on the need for school governance efficacy … read more
Read More• IDRA Newsletter • May 2009 That is not the kind of reception families and people in the neighborhood should receive … read more
Read More• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2009 IDRA has taken a stand on the importance of building quality schools … read more
Read More• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2009 The recent infusion of federal funds into education through the American Recovery … read more
Read More• IDRA Newsletter • May 2009 IDRA’s Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the United States as … read more
Read MoreDear reader, School finance equity has been at the forefront of IDRA’s work since our founding in 1973. It was … read more
Read More• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2009 School finance reform has been pivotal to IDRA’s work to improve educational … read more
Read MoreStudent Voices "They [my parents] just make me choose – do you want to be flipping burgers or someone that … read more
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