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Texas Needs to Keep Its Eye on the Ball – Keep the Public in Public Schools
Sep 15, 2016 - PressroomSchool Choice Interim Charge, Testimony of IDRA – Presented by David Hinojosa, J.D., and Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., before the Texas … read more
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The State of Texas Open-Enrollment Charter Schools and a Modest Proposal to Diversify and Improve Public Charter Schools
Dec 08, 2015 - PressroomCharter School Interim Charge, Testimony of IDRA – Presented by David Hinojosa, J.D., IDRA National Policy Director before the Texas … read more
Read MoreAlmost 100,000 Students from the Class of 2015 were Lost from Texas High Schools – Texas Public School Attrition Study 2014-15
Oct 29, 2015 - News Releases30th Annual Texas Public School Attrition Study Released by IDRA (October 29, 2015) – Texas high schools lost 99,297 students, … read more
Read MoreESEA Reauthorization Measure Fails
Jul 13, 2015 - News ReleasesESEA Reauthorization Measure Fails to Protect Student Civil Rights or to Promote Student Success IDRA Statement on the U.S. House … read more
Read MoreTexas Equity Gaps
May 19, 2015 - News ReleasesTexas Equity Gaps Would Have Increased Under Aycock’s School Funding Plan Legislature Now Has Opportunity to Positively Impact Equity and … read more
Read MoreLow Funding for Educating ELLs
Feb 26, 2015 - News ReleasesLow Funding for Educating ELLs Affects Students Across Texas New Research on Education of English Learners in Middle School and … read more
Read MoreTexas High School Attrition Rates Dip One Percentage Point –Texas Public School Attrition Study 2013-14
Oct 28, 2014 - News ReleasesSan Antonio (October 28, 2014) – The Texas high school attrition rate has declined from 25 percent last year to … read more
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Court Rules Again: Texas School Funding Must Serve All Students Equitably
Sep 28, 2014 - Pressroom• by Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel • IDRA Newsletter • September 2014 • IDRA Statement on the Texas District Court Ruling on … read more
Read MoreSix Teens Win 2014 National Essay Contest Award
May 30, 2014 - News ReleasesCoca-Cola Valued Youth Program Tutors Tell How the Program has Helped Them “I never wanted to come to school, but … read more
Read MoreHB5 Does Not Have to Block Students from College
Apr 17, 2014 - PressroomSan Antonio City Council Encourages College Preparation for All Students Statement by Dr. María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Intercultural Development Research … read more
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