IDRA Newsletter
March 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: School Safety
Articles
Students Demand Safe, Supportive Schools – Student Authors Call for Ending Zero Tolerance and School-Based Policing, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Where Some Policymakers and School Leaders Get School Safety Wrong, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Thirty Years Later, the 1994 Gun-Free Schools Act Continues to Harm Students and Communities, by Rebekah Skelton
Extras
IDRA Valued Youth Partnership – See How VYP Improves Attendance & Socio-Emotional Learning
Bilingual Infographic: Build Safe Schools, Reject Hurtful Policies
Issue Brief: What Safe Schools Should Look Like for Every Student – A Guide to Building Safe and Welcoming Schools and Rejecting Policies that Hurt Students, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Boosting Our Understanding of Bilingual Education: A Refresher on Philosophy and Models
Apr 03, 2001• by Adela Solís, Ph.D.• IDRA Newsletter • April 2001 Bilingual education is a simple label, its formal definition not difficult to … read more
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Brain Development and Mastery of Language in the Early Childhood Years
Apr 03, 2001• by Elaine Shiver, M.S.S.W. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2001 Parents of young children and professionals working with young children watch with … read more
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My Magnificent Twenty
Apr 01, 2001• by José A. Cárdenas, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2001 The following article is excerpted from “All Pianos Have Keys and … read more
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Coming of Age
Mar 03, 2001• by Bradley Scott, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2001 The discussion about educational equity and school reform has been going on … read more
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Community and Parent Involvement in Education
Mar 02, 2001• by Micaela Díaz-Sánchez • IDRA Newsletter • March 2001 September 2000 marked the 50-year anniversary of Dr. José A. Cárdenas’ life as … read more
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Transitions from Schools to College – Getting There from Here
Mar 01, 2001• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 2001 The fact that we are still discussing and focusing on Latino student … read more
Read MoreAccountability- National Research Council
Feb 05, 2001• IDRA Newsletter • February 2001 National Research Council Accountability is one of the most prominent issues in education policy today. … read more
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Use of Tests When Making High-Stakes Decisions for Students
Feb 03, 2001• by Bradley Scott, MA • IDRA Newsletter • February 2001 The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education … read more
Read MoreThe Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Opportunities to Learn
Feb 02, 2001• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2001 Teresa López is a 17-year-old student from Mexico who arrived in Houston … read more
Read MoreOnce Texas’ Lowest Ranking School, Fox Tech High School Wins the National Blue Ribbon
Feb 01, 2001• by Rogelio López del Bosque, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 2001 Five years ago, Louis W. Fox Technical High School was … read more
Read MoreWho’s Accountable?
Jan 04, 2001• by R. McIntire and J.T. Fessenden • IDRA Newsletter • January 2001 In the self-directed school, the principal is presented with … read more
Read MoreENLACE Enters Phase II to Promote Higher Education for Latino Youth
Jan 03, 2001• IDRA Newsletter • January 2001 The W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Engaging Latino Communities for Education (ENLACE) initiative is entering its next … read more
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Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program in Brazil: Valuing Youth Across Different Cultures
Jan 02, 2001• by Felix Montes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2001 The IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program is a cross-age tutoring program designed … read more
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Challenges and Strategies for Principals of Low-Performing Schools
Jan 01, 2001• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 2001 School principals are challenged to create the climate, structures and practices for … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 2000 Index
Dec 25, 2000November-December 2000 IDRA Newsletter – Policy Articles Nine Priorities for Public Education Policy Reforms in Texas, M. Robledo Montecel and … read more
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Nine Priorities for Public Education Policy Reforms in Texas
Nov 30, 2000• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2000 • As the Texas legislature … read more
Read MoreDo We Lose Ourselves When We Lose Our Language? Why Care About Language Recapture
Nov 30, 2000• by Hilaria Bauer, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2000 • Last year I found myself driving to yet another … read more
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Partnerships Facilitate Educational Access and Opportunity for Latino Youth
Nov 30, 2000• by Rosana Rodríguez, Ph.D., Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., and Ricardo R. Rodríguez • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2000 • The education … read more
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Fulfilling a Commitment to Small, Rural and Remote Districts
Oct 30, 2000• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2000 • The Intercultural Development Research Association’s (IDRA) South Central Collaborative for Equity … read more
Read MoreIDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – Model Dropout Prevention Program
Oct 30, 2000• IDRA Newsletter • October 2000 • The Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program began in 1984 based on the creed that all … read more
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