The 10 issues of IDRA Newsletter published in 2001 focus on education in Texas and on national and statewide educational issues concerning minority, low-income, or bilingual students. Feature articles are: "Challenges and Strategies for Principals of Low-Performing Schools" (Abelardo Villarreal); "Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program in Brazil: Valuing Youth across Different Cultures" (Felix Montes); "Once Texas' Lowest Ranking School, Fox Tech High School Wins the National Blue Ribbon" (Rogelio Lopez del Bosque); "The Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Opportunities To Learn" (Pam McCollum); "Use of Tests When Making High-Stakes Decisions for Students" (Bradley Scott); "Transitions from Schools to College: Getting There from Here" (Albert Cortez); "Community and Parent Involvement in Education" (Micaela Diaz-Sanchez); "My Magnificent Twenty" (Jose A. Cardenas); "Boosting Our Understanding of Bilingual Education: A Refresher on Philosophy and Models" (Adela Solis); "'Recess' Provides Cognitive, Social and Psychomotor Opportunities for Growth" (Yojani Fatima Hernandez); "Brain Development and Mastery of Language in the Early Childhood Years" (Elaine Shiver); "Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program Addressing the Digital Divide" (Linda Cantu); "The Diversity Bookmarks Collection: A Tool for Optimizing Teacher Usage of the Web" (Laura Chris Green); "Enriching Your Classroom through Equitable Technology Integration" (Jack Dieckmann, Abelardo Villarreal); "Transformative Leadership in Latino Communities: A Critical Element in Successful and Sustainable Educational Change" (Rosana G. Rodriguez, Abelardo Villarreal); "Early Childhood Education" (Jose L. Rodriguez); "Successful Bilingual Education Programs: Criteria for Exemplary Practices in Bilingual Education" (Maria Robledo Montecel, Josie Danini Cortez); "Transforming Teachers with FLAIR" (Juanita C. Garcia); "Teacher Shortages: Implications for Reform and Achievement for All Students" (Albert Cortez); "High Expectations, Substandard Results: The 2001 Texas Legislative Session" (Maria Robledo Montecel, Albert Cortez); "Destined To Get an Equitable System of School Funding" (Anna Alicia Romero); "Successful Bilingual Education Programs: 10 Schools Serve as Models" (Maria Robledo Montecel, Josie Danini Cortez); "Texas Study Profiles Successful Bilingual Education Programs" (Oscar M. Cardenas); "Missing: Texas Youth--Cost of School Dropouts Escalates" (Roy L. Johnson); "Successful Bilingual Education Programs: Student Assessment and Outcomes" (Maria Robledo Montecel, Josie Danini Cortez, Albert Cortez); "Successful Bilingual Education Programs: Indicators of Success at the School Level" (Maria Robledo Montecel, Josie Danini Cortez); and "Bullying and Teasing in Elementary School" (Aurora Yanez). (Contains a cumulative index, January-December 2001.) (SV)