IDRA Newsletter
April 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Language Rights
Articles
Navigating Policy Landscapes for Linguistic and Cultural Equity, by Morgan Craven, J.D., & Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Language Rights are Civil Rights – 50th Anniversary of the Lau v. Nichols Ruling, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
AI as a Tool for Inclusive Bilingual Education, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Transnational Students Deserve a High-Quality Education on Both Sides of the Border, by Rebekah Skelton
Extras
Webinar: Lau v. Nichols 50th Anniversary (replay)
Infographic: Artificial Intelligence for the Bilingual Educator
IDRA’s Educator Six-part Webinar Series on Translanguaging (replay)
IDRA Serving Emergent Bilingual Students – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
Corporal Punishment Information
Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills: The Next Stage in Texas’ Challenge to Meet High Standards
Aug 30, 2002• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 • The curtain is closing on Texas’ famous Texas Assessment of … read more
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A Strategy of Support for Publicly-Funded Charter Schools
Aug 30, 2002• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 • Publicly-funded charter schools are one of the public school options … read more
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Excelling English Language Learners: An Innovative Professional Development Program
Aug 30, 2002• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 • Scenario 1: You are a high school American history teacher … read more
Read MoreThe Dangerous Consequences of High-Stakes Testing, FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing
Aug 30, 2002IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 • Tests are called “high-stakes” when they are used to make major decisions about a … read more
Read MoreSpecial Tribute to Albert H. Kauffman
Aug 30, 2002IDRA Newsletter • August 2002 • In any society, social change arrives not on its own, but with the toil … read more
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Holding the Line: School Finance Reform in Texas
Jun 30, 2002• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2002 • Some people attribute Texas’ school funding challenges to … read more
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Supreme Court Ruling Bad for Neighborhood Public Schools
Jun 30, 2002• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2002 • IDRA is deeply disappointed by the Supreme … read more
Read More“They Believed in Us” Student Reflection
Jun 30, 2002• by Yanessa Romero • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2002 • Before I ever stepped foot on the Fox Technical … read more
Read MoreEmerging Gender Issues in Education
May 30, 2002• by Aurora Yáñez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 • Editor’s Note: IDRA assistant research associate Aurora Yáñez interviewed Ms. … read more
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Who’s Responsible, Who’s to Blame?
May 30, 2002• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 • Recently, I watched a television program in which rescuers used … read more
Read MoreTeacher and Instructional Technology: Wise or Foolish Choices
May 30, 2002• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 • In 1911, Thomas Edison, inventor of the magic lantern, … read more
Read MoreConnecting Curriculum and Technology
May 30, 2002• IDRA Newsletter • May 2002 • Connecting Curriculum and Technology, excerpted from International Society for Technology in Education Essential … read more
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Arkansas Educators Explore Ways to Better Serve Their Growing Numbers of English Language Learners
Apr 30, 2002• by José L. Rodríguez • IDRA Newsletter • April 2002 • Many communities across the country are experiencing changes in their … read more
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“I Saw the Flame” Student Reflection
Apr 30, 2002• by Sofia Bahena • IDRA Newsletter • April 2002 • “I saw the flame” banners and stickers were all being distributed … read more
Read MoreTESOL Statement on Language and Literacy Development for Young English Language Learners, Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Apr 30, 2002• IDRA Newsletter • April 2002 • Editor’s Note: The TESOL executive committee approved a new position paper addressing language … read more
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Collaborating for Educational Reform
Mar 30, 2002• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D., and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 • What is collaboration? Why is … read more
Read MoreRecapitalizing America’s Strengths in Science and Education, The U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century
Mar 30, 2002• IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 • The scale and nature of the ongoing revolution in science and technology, and … read more
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Mathematics Achievement for All? Yes!
Mar 30, 2002• by Jack Dieckmann, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 • Developing students as flexible, fluent and resourceful mathematical thinkers, ready … read more
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Children-Based Reform Can Standards Meet It?
Mar 30, 2002• by Micaela Díaz-Sanchez and Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2002 • “When I started out as a … read more
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Successful Bilingual Education Programs – Indicators of Success at the School Level, Part Three
Feb 20, 2002• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2002 • This is the last … read more
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