IDRA Newsletter
April 2022 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This issue’s focus: Culturally Sustaining Leadership
Articles
Why Emergent Bilingual Education Needs Equity-Centered Pedagogies, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Four Leverage Points for Culturally Sustaining Practices, by Paula Johnson, Ph.D., and Hector Bojorquez
Lessons Learned from Principals on Valuing, Safeguarding and Healing Students, by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.
Being a Culturally Curious Educator Supports Positive Mental Health for Students, by Mia Covarrubias
Extras
Culturally Responsive Instruction and Leadership – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
Cultivating Conscientization in the Classroom – IDRA Webinar
Nurturing Courageous Critical Conversations in the Classroom – IDRA Classnotes Podcast #221
Tools for Schools Dealing with Bullying – IDRA Classnotes Podcast #222
Coordinating Resources For Improved Achievement
Mar 05, 1997• by Joseph F. Johnson, Jr. Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1997 A teacher sighs in frustration as another group of students … read more
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Redesigning Federal Programs to Strengthen School’s Effectiveness
Mar 04, 1997• by Dr. Gerald N. Tirozzi • IDRA Newsletter • March 1997 As the assistant secretary for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office … read more
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Equal Access to Quality School Facilities
Mar 03, 1997• by Roy Johnson, MA • IDRA Newsletter • March 1997 In our nation’s schools today, teachers and students find themselves daily in … read more
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Property Tax Relief, Tax Equity and Funding Equalization
Mar 02, 1997• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1997 In January, the governor of Texas announced his long awaited program to … read more
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A Successful Coordination of Funds and Programs Approach: Four Dimensions of the School Restructuring Process
Mar 01, 1997• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. and Oanh H. Maroney • IDRA Newsletter • March 1997 Federal education programs make it possible for local … read more
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The Analogy of the Amoeba
Feb 04, 1997• by José A. Cárdenas, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1997 I have been a professional educator since 1950, when I received … read more
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Equity and Excellence: Current Issues in the 75th Texas Legislative Session
Feb 03, 1997• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. and Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • February 1997 In January, the Texas legislature began its 75th … read more
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Criteria for Diversity: THECB’s Advisory Committee Suggests New Criteria
Feb 02, 1997• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1997 Achieving greater diversity within the student enrollment at colleges and universities has … read more
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A Measuring Stick for Standards and TEKS: Meeting the Needs of Second Language Learners
Feb 01, 1997• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. and Adela Solis, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1997 Educational reform initiatives in the 1990s have … read more
Read MoreDr. Arturo Madrid Receives Prestigious NEH Award
Jan 05, 1997• IDRA Newsletter • January 1997 Dr. Arturo Madrid received the Charles Frankel Prize presented by President Bill Clinton in a … read more
Read MoreThe Whole School, The Whole Child
Jan 04, 1997• by Elfida Gutierrez • IDRA Newsletter • January 1997 Editor’s Note: The following is excerpted from an interview of Mrs. Elfida Gutierrez, … read more
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IDRA’s Project FLAIR: Professional Development Model Addresses Literacy Development from a Schoolwide PerspectiveAIR
Jan 03, 1997• by Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1997 Schoolwide programs focus on the needs of students in high-poverty … read more
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A Different Kind of Will: Educational Equity and the School Reform Movement
Jan 02, 1997• by Bradley Scott, MA • IDRA Newsletter • January 1997 This country is in a time of great change and flux. Nowhere … read more
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Schoolwide Projects: A Challenge for Administrators on Campuses with LEP Students
Jan 01, 1997• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1997 On a healthy body, a simple band-aid will help the healing of … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 1996 Index
Dec 19, 1996November – December 1996 IDRA Newsletter Articles Berlin Walls of the Mind, W.S. White Bilingual Education is About Bridging and … read more
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Bilingual Education is About Bridging and Building
Nov 30, 1996• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 • Editor’s Note: Dr. Robledo Montecel delivered the … read more
Read MoreWhat is Science Literacy?
Nov 30, 1996• by Joseph Vigil • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 • At the 1989 University of Nova commencement exercises, a marine … read more
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Top 10 Questions Parents Should Ask About Bilingual Education at their Child’s Campus
Nov 30, 1996• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. and Adela Solis, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 • Parental involvement in education provides … read more
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Obstacles to Immigrant Parent Participation in Schools
Nov 30, 1996• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 • Educators are sensitive to charges that they fail … read more
Read MoreBerlin Walls of the Mind
Nov 30, 1996• by William S. White • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1996 • The Berlin Wall. What does it mean to … read more
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