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 Student Engagement and includes: (1) Texas Public School Attrition Study, 2007-08: At Current Pace, Schools Will Lose Many More Generations (Roy L. Johnson); (2) Hold On--Changing Course to Raise Graduation Rates (Laurie Posner); and (3) Dropout Counts Reported by the Texas Education Agency Continue to Swell (Roy L. Johnson). Newsletter "Plus," IDRA's new web-based supplement to the "IDRA Newsletter" is introduced in the issue. Additional features include: Tools for Action; Highlights of Recent IDRA Activities; and Classnotes Podcast Episodes. (Individual articles contain figures, tables and references.)