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.
Creative Educational Opportunities for Migrant Students
Feb 28, 1998• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. and Anita Tijerina Revilla, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1998 • Migrant students are perhaps the … read more
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1997 Exemplary Migrant Students
Feb 28, 1998• IDRA Newsletter • February 1998 • Editor’s Note: The University of Texas at Austin Migrant Student Program is celebrating … read more
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Showcasing Exemplary Instructional Practices in Bilingual and ESL Classrooms
Jan 30, 1998• by Adela Solis, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • Effective implementation of bilingual education can be defined along a … read more
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Bilingual Education Under Attack: Misconceptions Fuel the Fire
Jan 30, 1998• by Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • Misleading negative campaigns across the country are endangering the future of … read more
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The Innovation of Bilingual Education
Jan 30, 1998• by José A. Cárdenas, Ed.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • Editor’s Note: In October, Dr. José A. Cárdenas presented … read more
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Evaluating Title VII Programs: An Update of Biennial Evaluations
Jan 30, 1998• by Josie Danini Supik, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • In October of 1997, the U.S. Department of Education’s … read more
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Effective Implementation of Bilingual Programs: Reflections from the Field
Jan 30, 1998• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. and Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • Good bilingual programs upgrade the quality … read more
Read MoreThe EETNet Institute: Building Technology Planning Endurance
Jan 30, 1998• by Miguel Guhlin, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • A British political scientist once said, “We must plan our … read more
Read MoreWho is Teaching the Children? More Trained Bilingual Teachers are Needed for Excellent Education
Jan 30, 1998• by Oanh H. Maroney • IDRA Newsletter • January 1998 • Fair and equitable education involves being taught by individuals … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 1997 Index
Dec 31, 1997November- December 1997 IDRA Newsletter Articles Alternative Education Programs: Resolution or Exclusion?, by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. Essential Ingredients for Creating … read more
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Dr. Robledo Montecel Honored
Dec 03, 1997• IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 Dr. Robledo Montecel Honored by “Hispanic Business” Magazine and “La Prensa” Newspaper María Cuca … read more
Read MoreTexas Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities 1996-97 Recognition Program
Dec 02, 1997• by Dorothy L. Knight • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 In the absence of a national recognition program for the “Safe … read more
Read MoreFacing Denial and Fostering Support
Dec 01, 1997• by Carlos Sundermann-Villavicencio • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 If violence, racism, discipline problems, and drug and alcohol abuse are rampant … read more
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“I Am What I Am” Resolving Conflict Peacefully
Nov 05, 1997• by Juanita García, MA • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 We live in a society that has been accustomed to high … read more
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Look Who’s Listening: Communication Between Parents and Teenagers
Nov 04, 1997• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 Sandra A. Powers and Eddie Martinez have started something dynamic … read more
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Are We Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools?
Nov 03, 1997• by Anita Revilla, MA, and Christie L. Goodman, APR • IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 It seems obvious that a school … read more
Read MoreEssential Ingredients for Creating Safe, Orderly, Drug-Free Schools
Nov 02, 1997• IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 Placing school safety high on the educational agenda. Such a priority involves making a … read more
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Alternative Education Programs: Resolution or Exclusion?
Nov 01, 1997• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D.• IDRA Newsletter • November- December 1997 The Texas Legislature in 1995 adopted a new state policy requiring … read more
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Perspectives on “Leadership”
Oct 06, 1997• by Josie Danini Supik, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1997 It is 1957 in Laredo, Texas, the “Gateway to Mexico.” Every … read more
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Facilities Renovation and Construction Opportunities and Challenges
Oct 05, 1997• by Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • October 1997 In June of this year, IDRA convened a superintendents summit bringing together … read more
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