IDRA Newsletter 2000
Published 10 times a year, the IDRA Newsletter provides resources and insight for strengthening and transforming public education to serve students from communities that have historically been underserved like Black and Latino students and students from families with limited means. We publish our newsletter in print and online with highlights in our eNews.
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Below are articles published in 2000. To find a particular article or subject this year, see the index below or use the search bar above, which covers all years.
Minority Women in Science: Forging the Way – Marianita Chee’s Story
Sep 30, 2004• IDRA Newsletter • September 2004 • Excerpt from the IDRA publication, Minority Women in Science: Forging the Way My … read more
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Immigrant Students’ Rights to Attend Public Schools
Aug 05, 2003• IDRA Newsletter • August 2003 The National Coalition of Advocates for Students (NCAS) has launched its annual School Opening Alert … read more
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Dec 25, 2000November-December 2000 IDRA Newsletter – Policy Articles Nine Priorities for Public Education Policy Reforms in Texas, M. Robledo Montecel and … read more
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Nine Priorities for Public Education Policy Reforms in Texas
Nov 30, 2000• by María Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., and Albert Cortez, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2000 • As the Texas legislature … read more
Read MoreDo We Lose Ourselves When We Lose Our Language? Why Care About Language Recapture
Nov 30, 2000• by Hilaria Bauer, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2000 • Last year I found myself driving to yet another … read more
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Partnerships Facilitate Educational Access and Opportunity for Latino Youth
Nov 30, 2000• by Rosana Rodríguez, Ph.D., Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D., and Ricardo R. Rodríguez • IDRA Newsletter • November – December 2000 • The education … read more
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Attrition Rates in Texas Public High Schools: 1999-00 Study Results
Oct 30, 2000• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2000 • The percent of students lost from public high school enrollment … read more
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Fulfilling a Commitment to Small, Rural and Remote Districts
Oct 30, 2000• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2000 • The Intercultural Development Research Association’s (IDRA) South Central Collaborative for Equity … read more
Read MoreIDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – Model Dropout Prevention Program
Oct 30, 2000• IDRA Newsletter • October 2000 • The Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program began in 1984 based on the creed that all … read more
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TEA’s School Leaver Codes: The Rest of the Story
Oct 30, 2000• by Roy L. Johnson, M.S. • IDRA Newsletter • October 2000 • “Most students who withdraw from a school district are reported … read more
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Carrying Out Our New Promise
Sep 30, 2000• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2000 • We celebrate diversity as strength, model leadership that maintains faith … read more
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Equity Challenges Continue
Sep 30, 2000• by Bradley Scott, M.A. and Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • September 2000 • Equity in education is improving, but … read more
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Development Through Engagement: Valuing the “At-Promise” Community
Aug 30, 2000• by Rosana Rodríguez, Ph.D. and Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2000 • Education has traditionally been the business of … read more
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Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – Another Success Story
Aug 30, 2000• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2000 • In 1996, Lincoln Multicultural Junior High School in Washington, D.C., … read more
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A Note to Say Thank You
Aug 30, 2000• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • August 2000 • I was having a rough day at the office when I … read more
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Valued Parent Leadership
Jun 30, 2000• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. and Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2000 • All families are valuable; … read more
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Project Alianza – Second Year Milestone
Jun 30, 2000• by Josie Danini Cortez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2000 • In March, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley … read more
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Parents Are the Best Advocates
Jun 30, 2000• by Anna Alicia Romero • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2000 • Over a decade of national conversations about education reform … read more
Read MoreBridging the Gap Between Schools and Families: A Family Friendly Approach
Jun 30, 2000• by Anita M. Foxworth, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • June – July 2000 • Thirty years of research demonstrates that there is … read more
Read MoreBridging the Digital Divide in Our Schools – Achieving Technology Equity for All Students
May 30, 2000• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 2000 • We cannot achieve excellence in education without equity. Every student … read more
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