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Texas is improving attrition rates by 1-2 percent each year, and gaps have not gotten better in almost three decades. But one school district cut its dropout rates in half. Others can too.
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Panelists:
Richard Garcia -- Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, Partners in Education
Patricia Ochoa-Mayer -- Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
Gina Montoya -- Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), Parent School Partnership (PSP) Program
Hilda Crespo -- ASPIRA, Parents for Excellence (APEX)
Aurelio M. Montemayor -- Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), Family Leadership in Education
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Presentationat La Cosecha dual language conference by Dr. Juanita C. García & Dr. Rosana G. Rodríguez, 2013. Featuring IDRA's Semillitas de Aprendizaje early childhood supplemental curriculum.
Why Fair Funding of Schools Matters for Every Child and What You Can Do About It
David Hinojosa, J.D., IDRA National Director of Policy
Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent Institute on April 29, 2016
Every child should have access to excellent education. And schools need fair funding to make that possible. But Texas’ school funding has been declared unconstitutional. Learn how families and communities are standing together to call on our policymakers to provide fair funding for all children.
Equal Voice RGV HB5 Community Survey Results Bilingual 2015: Equal Voice-RGV Education Working Group conducted the first large-scale community survey on Texas’ curriculum tracking policies during the first year of its implementation in schools. They collected more than 1,629 surveys across 24 school districts and 30 cities across the Rio Grande Valley. Most parents have not received information on Texas’ new graduation requirements, and they have been told little, if anything, about HB5’s tracking procedures or its impact on their children’s education.
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This report shares key insights from the robust discussion among the participants in IDRA’s ELL symposium along with the research study conducted by Dr. Jimenez-Castellanos. The report also provides a set of recommendations useful for policymakers, educators, community and business leaders and parents.
Infographic: Texas High School Attrition
See IDRA’s new graphic showing how Texas public schools are losing one out of four students. It doesn’t have to be this way. (Oct 2013)
Infographic: One district cut its dropout rates in half.
Texas is improving attrition rates by 1-2 percent each year, and gaps have not gotten better in almost three decades. But one school district cut its dropout rates in half. Others can too.
Find out how you can foster Latino family engagement for leadership in education.
Panelists from five organizations from across the nation whose mission includes educational equity and access share the story of their leadership development programs that have proven successful with Latino families.
Panelists:
Richard Garcia -- Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, Partners in Education
Patricia Ochoa-Mayer -- Parent Institute for Quality Education (PIQE)
Gina Montoya -- Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund (MALDEF), Parent School Partnership (PSP) Program
Hilda Crespo -- ASPIRA, Parents for Excellence (APEX)
Aurelio M. Montemayor -- Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA), Family Leadership in Education
Along Came a Spider: Exploring the Tangled Web! – Exciting Interest in STEM v...Christie Goodman, APR
Presentationat La Cosecha dual language conference by Dr. Juanita C. García & Dr. Rosana G. Rodríguez, 2013. Featuring IDRA's Semillitas de Aprendizaje early childhood supplemental curriculum.
Why Fair Funding of Schools Matters for Every Child and What You Can Do About It
David Hinojosa, J.D., IDRA National Director of Policy
Annual IDRA La Semana del Niño Parent Institute on April 29, 2016
Every child should have access to excellent education. And schools need fair funding to make that possible. But Texas’ school funding has been declared unconstitutional. Learn how families and communities are standing together to call on our policymakers to provide fair funding for all children.
Equal Voice RGV HB5 Community Survey Results Bilingual 2015: Equal Voice-RGV Education Working Group conducted the first large-scale community survey on Texas’ curriculum tracking policies during the first year of its implementation in schools. They collected more than 1,629 surveys across 24 school districts and 30 cities across the Rio Grande Valley. Most parents have not received information on Texas’ new graduation requirements, and they have been told little, if anything, about HB5’s tracking procedures or its impact on their children’s education.
New Research and Recommendations for Education of English Language Learners Christie Goodman, APR
This report shares key insights from the robust discussion among the participants in IDRA’s ELL symposium along with the research study conducted by Dr. Jimenez-Castellanos. The report also provides a set of recommendations useful for policymakers, educators, community and business leaders and parents.
Infographic: Texas High School Attrition
See IDRA’s new graphic showing how Texas public schools are losing one out of four students. It doesn’t have to be this way. (Oct 2013)
Making the Promise of College Real by Martha Kanter - Community Convention 2016America's Promise Alliance
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Making the Promise of College Real
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Created by
Martha Kanter, College Promise Campaign
IDRA 2015 Annual Report – The Power of Possibility: How IDRA and Our Partners...Christie Goodman, APR
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Blackboard Connect Attendance Webinar with Polk CountyBlackboard
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Building an employee volunteer program at General Motors, from the ground up, for the largest automotive manufacturing company in the world seemed like a daunting task for Sabin Blake of General Motors. Serving as a board member for a large, failing high school while working a 60+ hour a week job seemed almost impossible. Sabin will examine how two employee groups have brought individual talent, resources, and skill-based volunteering to help reinforce Greater Detroit- one classroom at a time.
Being one of the first corporate foundations to launch a major initiative in the US solely focused child hunger, ConAgra Foods and the ConAgra Foods Foundation have invested millions philanthropically to raise awareness, drive engagement and put solutions within reach. With over 20 years of commitment grounded in their partnership with Feeding America- ConAgra is recognized as their Leadership Partner in the Fight to End Child Hunger. As they have continued to grow and
expand their commitment to the cause, in2012 ConAgra leveraged their passionate employee base and formalized their employee engagement in service to their signature cause.
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Here is the Douglas County West Community School District 2015 Annual Progress Report. The 16-page presentation details district budget allocation, spending, revenue sources and tax levy rates. The report also outlines national and state testing results and student/teacher demographics. You'll read why DC West Community Schools offers small schools and big opportunities at our Pre-K-12th grade campuses in Waterloo and Valley, Nebraska. During the week of March 7, 2016, this report was mailed to residents in Valley, Waterloo and unincorporated areas of the district. The 2015 Annual Progress Report was penned by Communications Consultant Susan Stern on behalf of DC West Community Schools. Visit Official Website at http://www.dcwest,org | March 7, 2016 All Rights Reserved.
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expand their commitment to the cause, in2012 ConAgra leveraged their passionate employee base and formalized their employee engagement in service to their signature cause.
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Also see the IDRA Classnotes Podcast about this presentation at http://www.idra.org/Podcasts/
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The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
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• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
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2. Taking Action to Hold on to Students
Communities and their neighborhood public schools can turn the tide. We can and must guarantee that every child graduates from high school ready for college and the world of work.
Get informed
See IDRA’s latest attrition study online at: www.idra.org/Research/Attrition
Get the attrition rate for your county over the last 10 years at:
www.idra.org/Research/Attrition
Receive IDRA’s Graduation for All free monthly e-letter (bilingual: Spanish/English) to get up-to- date information to make a difference in your school and community. Sign up online at:
www.idra.org/Receive_IDRA_News.
Listen to IDRA’s Classnotes podcast to hear strategies for student success.
Get connected
Create a community-school action team to examine the factors that must be addressed to strengthen your school’s holding power – its ability to hold on to students through to graduation. Use IDRA’s Quality Schools Action Framework™.
IDRA’s book, Courage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action Framework™ shows how communities and schools can work together to be successful with all of their students. The book’s web page (www.idra.org/couragetoconnect) has an excerpt, related podcasts, images of the framework and other resources.
Use IDRA’s OurSchool data website (www.idra.org/OurSchool) to provide community-school partners with actionable knowledge on:
• Student Engagement • Parent and Community Engagement
• Teaching Quality • Curriculum Quality and Access
• Governance Efficacy • Funding Equity
Get results
Use IDRA’s one-page School Holding Power Checklist that has a set of criteria for assessing and selecting effective dropout prevention strategies and for making sure your school is a quality school. It is free online: www.idra.org/Research/Attrition
See what happens when a school district raises expectations for students instead of lowering them. College Bound and Determined, shows how the Pharr-San Juan Alamo school district in south Texas transformed itself from low achievement and low expectations to planning for all students to graduate from high school and college. College Bound & Determined is available from IDRA for $15 and is free online at: www.idra.org/College_Bound_and_Determined
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Resources Online
www.idra.org
Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2013-14
Look Up Your County – See attrition rates and numbers over the last 10 years
Tool – Quality School Holding Power Checklist
OurSchool data portal – see district- and high school-level data (in English and Spanish)
Courage to Connect: A Quality Schools Action Framework
Overview of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, which keeps 98 percent of students in school
Ideas and Strategies for Action
Set of principles for policymakers and school leaders
Classnotes Podcast: “Counting Dropouts”
Graduation for All E-letter (English/ Spanish)
Frequently Asked Questions
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