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.
Project Alianza: Tapping Community Resources for Bilingual Teachers
Feb 01, 1999• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1999 Project Alianza is an initiative funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to … read more
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Challenges as We Enter a New Century: Valuing Communities
Jan 09, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 For 25 years, IDRA has worked with communities in ways that recognize and value their … read more
Read MoreIDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Featured in Chicago
Jan 08, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 A national media event sponsored by The Coca-Cola Foundation was held in December to announce … read more
Read MoreIDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Travel from San Antonio to Washington, D.C.
Jan 06, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Southwest Airlines sponsored 15 Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program tutors on its first nonstop flight from … read more
Read MoreDisciplinary Alternative Education Programs in Texas – What is Known; What is Needed (An Excerpt)
Jan 05, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 The Texas legislature established a policy in 1995 requiring school districts to have an “alternative … read more
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No-cost Technical Assistance and Training Available
Jan 04, 1999• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 We are quickly approaching the 21st century, and there are so … read more
Read MoreMissing: Texas Youth– Dropout and Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools (An Excerpt)
Jan 03, 1999• IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Missing: Texas Youth – Dropout and Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools presents an … read more
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Breathing New Life into Language Assessment
Jan 02, 1999• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 I have worked in the area of language assessment for many … read more
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Lost: $319 Billion and 1.2 Million Students
Jan 01, 1999• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1999 Editor’s Note: In early January, Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 1998 Index
Dec 25, 1998November – December 1998 IDRA Newsletter Articles The E-Rate and the Battle for Equity in Educational Technology, F. Montes Making … read more
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1999 Texas Legislative Session – End of an Era?
Nov 30, 1998• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. and María Cuca Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1998 • … read more
Read MoreSexual Harassment: Historical Background and Litigation Update
Nov 30, 1998• by Maria Aurora Yañez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1998 • Schools in our nation were doing a … read more
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The E-Rate and the Battle for Equity in Educational Technology
Nov 30, 1998• by Felix Montes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1998 • Some resources – such as electricity, gas and … read more
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Retention Fails, but Continues to be Promoted
Nov 30, 1998• by Pam McCollum, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1998 • A review of education columns in newspapers across … read more
Read MoreMaking Policy Through the State Board of Education
Nov 30, 1998• by Joe J. Bernal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 1998 • Establishing policy and providing leadership for the … read more
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Who’s at the Table? Or Is there Room Enough for All?
Oct 30, 1998• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1998 • The question was raised in a teleconference held among the … read more
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Using Public Money for Private Schooling: A Bad Idea for Children
Oct 30, 1998• by María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1998 • This past spring in San Antonio, the … read more
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School-Student Performance and Accountability
Oct 30, 1998• by José Cardenas, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1998 • In the next few months, I will probably be called … read more
Read MoreSystemic Reform and Opportunities with the Schoolwide Vision
Oct 30, 1998• by Joe Vigil, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1998 • Speaking about the subject of schoolwide reform, U.S. Secretary of … read more
Read MoreCelebrating Teachable Moments
Oct 30, 1998• by Art Cole, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1998 • I am pleased that IDRA has chosen compensatory education … read more
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