Intercultural Development Research Association's (IDRA) 2014 Annual Report highlights seven defining moments in the work of the previous year: (1) Securing Opportunity; (2) Defending Children's Educational and Civil Rights; (3) Building a National Grassroots Family Model; (4) Putting Quality Early Education at the Forefront; (5) Empowering…

Many would agree on the primacy of a high quality education for social and economic health, democracy, and individual prosperity, but scarcely a week goes by that we do not hear that a quality education for all children is not possible. Intercultural Development Research Association (IDRA) and their partners are told that parents don't care;…

This report provides standard facts and figures about the Houston Independent School District's (HISD) finances, student populations, achievements, and more. HISD has humanized that data, as well, with vignettes and profiles that typify the remarkable programs and individuals in the district. One of the three drivers to achieve the vision of…

On February 4, the Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) released the 18th annual Texas KIDS COUNT data book, "The State of Texas Children 2011." The annual data book and free data warehouse provide the latest look at more than 80 different measures of child well-being in Texas and every county in the state. This year, the opening…

"Education Matters" is the monthly newsletter of the Association of American Educators (AAE), an organization dedicated to advancing the American teaching profession through personal growth, professional development, teacher advocacy and protection. This issue of the newsletter includes: (1) Quality Counts: Doesn't It? (Kate Walsh and…

This report contains 14 chapters on the following topics, as required by Texas Education Code 39.182 and 39.185: (1) State performance on the academic excellence indicators; (2) student performance on state assessments and correlation of course grades with state assessments; (3) students in alternative education settings; (4) performance of…

Fiscal 1973 was a year of accelerating change for Texas colleges and universities. Highlights of the year's activities are noted in this document, including: (1) Student enrollments continued to climb, though at a less rapid pace than in the past decade. (2) Beginning operation during 1972-73 were two community colleges and five other new Texas…

The newly-constructed Julia Ideson building, central library public service programs, branch and extension services, support services, and the Houston public library board are described in this review of the Houston public library's activities in 1979. The report also includes statistical comparisons of the number of borrowers, materials…

This report provides dropout information for Texas schools during the 1995-96 school year. Included in the report are historical dropout information; a summary of dropout rates based on school district characteristics; a listing of dropout rates broken down by county, district, and campus; and national comparative data. The total number of…

In Texas higher education, fiscal 1974 was a year of reassessment. Although student enrollments and state funding for Texas colleges and universities climbed to record levels, caution and concern for the future dominated higher education planning. That concern was prompted by an inflationary economy, shifting state and national priorities,…

This report provides annual information for the 1997-1998 school year on grade-level retention in the Texas public school system, based on the Public Education Information Management System. In 1997-1998, a total of 150,953 students in kindergarten through grade 12 were retained in grade, an overall retention rate of 4.3%. Data on retention are…

This document provides 1998 summary statistics for public community and technical colleges in Texas. Section 1 contains comparative financial data for all public community and technical college districts/systems, including: tax base, collections and total assessed tax rates (50 community college districts); total education and general fund…

This document provides 1999 summary statistics for public community and technical colleges in Texas. Section 1 contains comparative financial data for all public community and technical college districts/systems, including: tax base, collections and total assessed tax rates (50 community college districts); total education and general fund…

Texas State Library activities for 1977 which were funded under the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) are reported, including administrative expenses for LSCA; administrative tape conversion--to duplicate books recorded on open reel tapes to cassettes for use by the blind; continuing education and consulting for librarians; special…

This annual report consists of two major sections--the system staff and programs of the state's ten library systems, and the summary budget analysis. Information provided for each of the ten systems includes the address, telephone number, name of system coordinator of the interlibrary loan office and a directory of staff members; names and…