IDRA Newsletter
January 2021 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: Fair & Effective Education Policy
Articles
What Students Need from the Biden Administration – IDRA Recommendations for Federal Education Policy Changes, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Five Things to Know about Texas School Finance, by Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D., & Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
IDRA’s Top Policy Priorities for the Texas Legislative Session, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Extras
IDRA Texas School Finance Dashboards
Join IDRA’s Texas Education CAFE Advocacy Network
Learning Goes On webpage
What Students Need from the Biden Administration – IDRA Recommendations for Federal Education Policy Changes
Jan 30, 2021• Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2021 • Federal agencies are preparing for new leadership, staff and … read more
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Five Things to Know about Texas School Finance
Jan 30, 2021• Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D., & Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2021 • You can now find … read more
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IDRA’s Top Policy Priorities for the Texas Legislative Session
Jan 30, 2021• Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2021 • The Texas legislative session that opened in January … read more
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IDRA and Partners Release Policy Roadmap to Ensure Emergent Bilinguals Are Strong Readers by Third Grade
Jan 30, 2021• IDRA Newsletter • January 2021 • A number of organizations in the Texas Early Childhood English Learner Initiative, including … read more
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Jan 23, 2021January 2021 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: Fair & Effective Education Policy See PDF of this … read more
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Federal Education Policy Update
Jan 21, 2021• Morgan Craven, J.D. • Learning Goes On • January 21, 2021 • This week’s inauguration marked the official transition of … read more
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IDRA Newsletter 2020 Index
Dec 23, 2020November-December 2020 of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: Keeping the Public in Public Education See PDF of this … read more
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Chief Science Officer Students Lead the Way
Dec 22, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2020 • Chief Science Officer Arturo was recognized by the San Antonio Museum of Science … read more
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Texas Must Scrutinize Potential Charter Schools Before Issuing Approvals for Growth
Dec 22, 2020• Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2020 • For the past 25 years, charter schools have … read more
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Pandemic No Excuse for Growth of Poorly Performing Virtual Charter Schools in U.S. South
Dec 22, 2020• Terrence Wilson, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2020 • Education leaders across the U.S. South are making tough … read more
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A&M-Commerce Partners with IDRA in Groundbreaking Collaboration
Dec 22, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • November-December 2020 • IDRA Will Teach Graduate-Level “Social Justice Through Education Policy” Course this Spring Texas … read more
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Effective School Assessments and Accountability that Does Not Hurt Students
Dec 10, 2020• Dr. Chloe Latham Sikes • Learning Goes On • December 10, 2020 • Accurate, valid data on student learning … read more
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Science Comes Alive by Generating Interest and Promoting Inquiry-Based Learning!
Dec 10, 2020• Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. • Learning Goes On • December 10, 2020 • Generating interest and promoting inquiry is a … read more
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Making ELAR Alive with Virtual Experiences
Nov 19, 2020• Dr. Nilka Avilés, Jeanne Cantu, Gerald Sharp • Learning Goes On • November 19, 2020 Edition Building literacy skills in … read more
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IDRA Names Two New Fellows
Nov 11, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • Meet Irene Gómez: IDRA’s New Ethnic Studies and English Learner Research Fellow Irene … read more
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Highlights of IDRA’s 35th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study – Pre-COVID-19 Attrition Rate was Down to 20%
Oct 30, 2020• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2020 • Pre-COVID-19 analyses of attrition rate data in … read more
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Meaningful Strategies for Making STEM Accessible
Oct 30, 2020• by Stephanie García, Ph.D., and Asmaa Mansour • IDRA Newsletter • October 2020 • STEM is the foundation of innovation … read more
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Oct 30, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • October 2020 • The IDRA Education Policy Fellows Program is generously supported by Trellis Foundation and … read more
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College Degrees Are Worth It – People with Bachelor’s Degrees Have Lower Poverty Rates
Oct 29, 2020• by Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2020 • College access is the extent to which a prospective … read more
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How the IDRA EAC-South Helps School Districts Increase Access to Advanced Courses for Students of Color
Oct 29, 2020• by Paula Johnson, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2020 • Many long-established testing procedures and selection practices limit … read more
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