IDRA Newsletter
Latest issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: College Readiness and Access
Articles
Highlights of IDRA’s 35th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study – Pre-COVID-19 Attrition Rate was Down to 20%, by Roy L. Johnson, M.S.
College Degrees Are Worth It – People with Bachelor’s Degrees Have Lower Poverty Rates, by Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D.
How the IDRA EAC-South Helps School Districts Increase Access to Advanced Courses for Students of Color, by Paula Johnson, Ph.D.
Meaningful Strategies for Making STEM Accessible, by Stephanie García, Ph.D., and Asmaa Mansour
Extras
IDRA Education Policy Fellows program
Learning Goes On webpage
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
Read MoreIDRA Names Four New Fellows
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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IDRA Policy Priorities – State-Level Policies to Address Educational Inequities Now
Sep 30, 2020• IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • Many policies and practices have led to inequitable educational opportunities for students. COVID-19 … read more
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Legislative Sessions Constrained by COVID-19 Must Not Exclude Community Participation
Sep 30, 2020• Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • On any given day, nearly any member of the … read more
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The Policing of Black People Begins in Schools
Sep 30, 2020• Morgan Craven, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • The people peacefully protesting in support of Black lives … read more
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A People-powered Plan for the Texas Legislative Session
Sep 30, 2020• Ana Ramón • IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • COVID-19 will make traditional ways of advocating in the Texas … read more
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Trump Administration, During a Pandemic, Moves to Privatize Education No Matter the Cost to Most Children
Sep 30, 2020• Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • The Trump Administration makes no secret that it … read more
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Every Scientist Named in the Texas Science Standards is a White Male
Sep 30, 2020IDRA Recommends Accurate Inclusion of Scientific History • Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2020 • Editor’s Note: … read more
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IDRA Newsletter 2020 Index
Sep 30, 2020October 2020 of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: College Readiness and Access See PDF of this issue See … read more
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Using Choice Boards in the Virtual Classroom
Sep 10, 2020• Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. & Paula Johnson, Ph.D. • Learning Goes On • September 3, 2020 • Choice boards are … read more
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Learner-Centered Digital Badging with Distance Learning
Sep 10, 2020•Michelle Martínez Vega & Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. • Learning Goes On • September 9, 2020 • Digital badging represents a skill … read more
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Effective Family Outreach in the Pandemic Era
Aug 30, 2020• by Karmen Rouland, Ph.D., and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2020 • The COVID-19 pandemic … read more
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Engaging Families in STEM Conversations with Students
Aug 30, 2020• by Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2020 • Children have personal experiences with STEM because it … read more
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Effective Education Reform During COVID-19 Requires Authentic Family Engagement
Aug 30, 2020• by Terrence Wilson, J.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2020 • Since the COVID-19 pandemic caused schools to close … read more
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Family Engagement is Key to Student Safety Amidst COVID-19 Reopening
Aug 26, 2020• Terrence Wilson, J.D. • Learning Goes On • June 26, 2020 • Over the summer, state and local school … read more
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What We are Hearing from Families, Students and Educators: Part II
Jul 30, 2020• Ana Ramón • Learning Goes On • May 29, 2020 • The experiences and needs of students, families, educators and other … read more
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