IDRA Newsletter
April 2025 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – Focus: Imagining Joyful, Nonviolent, Integrated Schools
Articles
The Ever-Present History of Violence in U.S. Schools – How State-Sanctioned Cruelty Persists through School Corporal Punishment Policies, by Morgan Craven, J.D., & Kaci Wright
On the State of Integration and Our Common Humanity, by Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D.
Developing the Joy of STEM through Student and Teacher Experiences, by Jeff Wheatcraft, Asaiah Puente, Ed.D., CNP, & Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D.
High School Student Tells Lawmakers: Georgia Bill “Erases Our Stories and Our Truths”
Extras
End Corporal Punishment in Schools, IDRA
Hitting Hurts – The Case for Ending Corporal Punishment in Texas, by Morgan Craven, J.D., & Joanna D. Sánchez, Ph.D. (See PDF in English • Español)
IDRA’s map and data dashboard allow you to view the rates of corporal punishment by the states and school districts that still use this type of disciplinary action.
IDRA map shows corporal punishment data for public school districts in Texas.
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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