IDRA Newsletter
October 2024 Issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This Issue’s Focus: Actionable Knowledge
Articles
Our Vision, Policy Direction and the Election – Federal Policy Update, by Morgan Craven, J.D.
Schools Struggle to Hold On to Students – Preview of IDRA’s 38th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study, by Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, M.Ed., & Joanna Sánchez, Ph.D.
State Lawmakers Should Consider High-Quality Bilingual Education as an Early Literacy Strategy, by Chloe Latham Sikes, Ph.D.
Building Student Leadership in Technology – From IDRA Youth Tekies to TechXperts, by Michelle Martínez Vega & Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.
Extras
Five Threats to Public Education in Our States and Communities – IDRA Analysis of Project 2025
IDRA’s Serving Emergent Bilingual Students – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
IDRA’s MIJA Program Expands
Mar 30, 1996• by Aurora Yáñez-Pérez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Throughout their school experience, girls consistently rate their intellectual abilities lower … read more
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Administrator’s Alert Sexual Harassment is Everybody’s Business
Mar 30, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • It was in October 1995 that the U.S. District Court … read more
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Women in Education Fields
Mar 30, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Employment for men and women in the United States has traditionally … read more
Read MoreAlice Dickerson Montemayor’s: Feminist Challenge to LULAC in the 1930s
Mar 30, 1996• by Dr. Cynthia E. Orozco • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • The history of Mexican-origin women in voluntary organizations is … read more
Read MoreWorld Wide Web Sites on Gender Equity and Other On-line Resources on Gender Equity
Mar 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • The Women of NASA was developed to encourage more young women to pursue … read more
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Everything Old Seems New Again…Or Is It? Recognizing Aversive Racism
Feb 20, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • It was in an October 1991 issue of Ebony magazine … read more
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Affirmative Action: Not a Thing of the Past
Feb 20, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • Affirmative action is linked intricately to discrimination in the United … read more
Read MoreSparing my Children from “The Feeling”, Editorial
Feb 20, 1996• by Raul Yzaguirre • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • My family has lived in what is now the United States … read more
Read More¿Habla Usted Español? Bilingualism is a Tool for Business
Jan 30, 1996• by Abel Carmona, B.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • Recently, a friend of mine, who is in retail sales, was … read more
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Speaking Up for Bilingual Education
Jan 30, 1996• by Dr. Albert Cortez • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • [Dr. Albert Cortez was recently honored by the Texas Association … read more
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English Only: Conversations on the Internet
Jan 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • Conversation on the Internet about declaring English as the … read more
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Language Legislation before Congress
Jan 30, 1996• by Charles A. Cavazos • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The first session of the 104th Congress last year saw … read more
Read More“English Only” Defined
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The following talking points on the issue of an official language, or English … read more
Read MoreEnglish Plus Proponents
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The organizations below are among the many who have either signed-on to statements … read more
Read MoreEnglish Plus Information Clearinghouse Resolution on English Plus
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The resolution below was created in 1987 by a diverse group of about … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 1995 Index
Dec 31, 1995November- December 1995 IDRA Newsletter Articles “Teachers and Instructional Technology: Wise and Foolish Choices,” by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. “Accessing … read more
Read MoreTeachers and Instructional Technology: Wise or Foolish Choices
Nov 01, 1995• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 1995 In 1911, Thomas Edison, inventor of the magic lantern, predicted that … read more
Read MoreWhy Bilingual Education is Important to Me
Aug 02, 1995• IDRA Newsletter • August 1995 Each of these essays was among the top three winners in the 1994 National Association … read more
Read MoreBlessed With Bilingual Brains: Is it a Fact or a False Belief?
Aug 01, 1995• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1995 The recent Oscar-nominee movie, Nell, with Jodie Foster in the title role, … read more
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Grading LEP Students: Developing Sound Practice
May 01, 1995• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 1995 Grading and report cards are the tools by which school districts have … read more
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