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.
Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Expands
Oct 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • October 1996 • IDRA Update The CocaCola Valued Youth Program is launching a national expansion into … read more
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Keeping the Faith: Valuing Parents
Sep 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Valuing as an Article of Faith The valuing paradigm … read more
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Adult Literacy Outreach Innovations: Porque Significa Tanto
Sep 30, 1996• by Christie L. Goodman, APR • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • There’s a lot of learning going on inside and … read more
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Families United for Education Conversations with Parents and Friends, editorial
Sep 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Through IDRA’s role in the national Mobilization for Equity … read more
Read MoreTwo Way Bilingual Education: A Positive Way to “Cry Woof”
Sep 30, 1996• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • One day, Mother Mouse was crossing the street with her three … read more
Read MoreMobilization for Equity Highlights
Sep 30, 1996• by Linda Ocasio • IDRA Newsletter • September 1996 • Writer Linda Ocasio was asked by the Ford Foundation to attend … read more
Read MoreThe Hopwood Case – What It Says, What It Doesn’t Say, The Future of the Case and “The Rest of the Story”
Aug 30, 1996• by Albert Kauffman • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Editor’s Note: The U.S. Supreme Court recently let stand a Fifth Circuit … read more
Read MoreDesegregation to Inclusion: Embracing a Full Spectrum of Diversity
Aug 30, 1996• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Inclusion can be viewed as the logical culmination of … read more
Read MoreCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Carry Olympic Flame
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Jorge Maldonado, a tutor in IDRA’sCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program, was one of two … read more
Read MoreDr. José A. Cárdenas Receives Champion of Equity Award
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • This month, Dr. José A. Cárdenas, IDRA founder and director emeritus, was presented … read more
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High Failure Rates: Quality or Ineffectiveness?
Aug 30, 1996• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Johnny comes in and talks about how hard Mr. Sabelotodo is … read more
Read MoreAlternative Schools: Short-term Solution with Long-Term Consequences
Aug 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • Since 1990, the number of alternative schools in North Carolina has more than … read more
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Supporting School Improvement in Reading through Professional Development
Aug 30, 1996• by Rogelio López del Bosque, Ed.D. and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • IDRA’s Reading Improvement Project is … read more
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School Restructuring: A Continuing Imperative
Aug 30, 1996• by Roy Johnson, MS • IDRA Newsletter • August 1996 • The modern movement to reform public education in the United … read more
Read MoreTexas Statewide Systemic Initiative
Jun 30, 1996• by David Hill, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Editor’s Note: IDRA is collaborating with the RMC Research … read more
Read MoreI’d Never Really thought About Being A Scientist…
Jun 30, 1996• by Eloy Rodriguez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Eloy Rodriguez, Ph.D., the James A. Perkins Professor of … read more
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Content in Context: Technology that Makes Sense in Education
Jun 30, 1996• by Felix Montes, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Early attempts to use computers to help the … read more
Read MoreMaking Math and Science Relevant
Jun 30, 1996• by Kate Mahoney and Kirby Gehachu • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • Sigmund Boloz brings to mind the … read more
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TAAS Math Performance
Jun 30, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 1996 • The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) test was … read more
Read MoreDispelling Myths About Immigrant Students
May 30, 1996• by Abel Carmona, BA • IDRA Newsletter • May 1996 • One of the most controversial political and economic issues in … read more
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