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Frequently Asked Questions
Oct 29, 2007 - PressroomFrequently Asked Questions about School Holding Power and Attrition How many students are dropping out of Texas’ public schools? The … read more
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New Online Tool Gives Actionable Data
Oct 29, 2007 - PressroomNew Online Tool Gives Actionable Data for School-Community Teams to Improve Texas SchoolsIDRA Launches Web Portal to Support Efforts to … read more
Read MoreTexas School Holding Power Worse than Two Decades Ago – Texas Public School Attrition Study 2006-07
Oct 29, 2007 - Pressroom“We must really decide to graduate every student, believe we can and make it happen,” says IDRA director San Antonio … read more
Read MoreTen Percent Plan in Texas
May 02, 2007 - PressroomDuring the next few days, the Texas legislature is debating capping or eliminating the Texas Ten Percent Plan. To help … read more
Read MoreGraduation for All Students – Written Statement
Apr 23, 2007 - PressroomDropout Prevention and Student Engagement Strategies and the Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act Written Statement of María … read more
Read MoreGraduation for All Students – Verbal Statement
Apr 23, 2007 - PressroomDropout Prevention and Student Engagement Strategies and the Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act Verbal Statement of María … read more
Read MoreA Legislative Briefing on the Texas Dropout Crisis
Jan 19, 2007 - PressroomMedia Advisory – Issue Briefing A Legislative Briefing on the Texas Dropout Crisis When: Tuesday, January 23 • 8:15 a.m. … read more
Read MoreCoalition Building for Education
Jan 19, 2007 - PressroomCoalition-Building for Education: Blueprints for ActionLittle Rock, Arkansas – January 25 and 26, 2007 More than 50 years ago, in … read more
Read MoreRace-Ethnicity Gap Among Dropouts Continues to Grow – Texas Public School Attrition Study 2005-06
Oct 04, 2006 - News ReleasesSan Antonio (October 4, 2006) – Texas schools are losing one student every four minutes. And the attrition rate gaps … read more
Read MoreSay No to Vouchers
Aug 02, 2006 - PressroomSay No to Vouchers, Yes to Public Education! ¡Los Vales No Valen! Diga No a los Vales, Si a la … read more
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