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Latest issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This month’s focus: IDRA’s 45th Anniversary

“As we complete 45 years, IDRA continues to stand against educational injustice, inequality and lack of excellence for all. Schools can matter and succeed with a new vision created by people who believe that all children are valuable, that all people can contribute, and that public education can indeed change things, including futures.” – Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, IDRA President and CEO

IDRA at 45 Years: Courageous Connections for Advocacy

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Articles

Beginning with the End in Mind to Establish Equitable, Excellent Education, María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.

Valuing Youth and Assuring that All Youth Count, María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.

InterAction with the Ecosystem – The IDRA Quality Schools Action Framework, María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.

Extras

IDRA Anniversary Highlights – See a set of posters with photos from across the decades

Timeline – A History of IDRA Policy Work to Secure Excellent and Equitable Schooling for All Children

Watch our video about the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program: Dropout Prevention that Works (12 min)

See the Fifty Most Memorable Quotes in School Finance (pdf)

Related podcast episodes:

“Busting Myths About Children of Poverty” (24 min)

“A Valuing Professional Development Model”(15 min)

“Student Voices on Being Valued” (12 min)

Listen to a series of our podcast episodes featuring Dr. Robledo Montecel:

“Action for School Change”

“Fundamentals for School Change”

“School Change Strategies”

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