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Download full textJohnson, Roy L. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2011
Attrition rates are an indicator of a school's holding power, or ability to keep students enrolled in school and learning until they graduate. This study examines regional trends in Texas for the number and percent of students lost from public high school enrollment prior to graduation. A comparative analysis of 1985-86, 2005-06, 2006-07,…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, School Holding Power, Regional Characteristics, Educational Indicators
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2008
Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on Enlightened Public Policy and includes: (1) The Status of School Finance Equity in Texas (Albert Cortez); and (2) Disciplinary…
Descriptors: Educational Equity (Finance), Court Litigation, State Aid, Educational Finance
Johnson, Roy – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2008
The examination of historical trend data on the number and percent of students lost from public school enrollment prior to graduation from high school is becoming increasingly important since distinct trends are emerging on a regional basis. This study examines regional trends in Texas on the number and percent of students lost from public high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Schools, Graduation, Academic Achievement
Rodriguez, Rosana G.; Scott, Bradley; Villarreal, Abelardo – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2005
More than 50 years ago, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that sending children to separate schools solely on the basis of race was unconstitutional. Seven years prior, the Supreme Court ruled in Mendez vs. Westminster and the California Board of Education that Mexican American children could not be denied access…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Access to Education, Equal Education, Educational Quality
Kenneady, Lisa M. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2004
Data from the Texas Education Association (TEA) show that 177,340 students (4.6 percent) in kindergarten through grade 12 were retained in 2001-02. This is enough students to fill Texas Stadium more than 2.5 times. Of this number, roughly 59,812 were elementary school students (grades kindergarten through six). There are several problems with in…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Low Achievement, Kindergarten, Elementary Secondary Education
Cortez, Albert – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2004
As we begin the run up to the January 2005 Texas legislative session, a number of important education reform issues are on the table. Perhaps the greatest challenge will involve measures to increase revenues to cover state-supported functions, including of course education. [This document originally appeared in the "IDRA Newsletter", however some…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, State Legislation, Educational Finance
