IDRA Newsletter. Volume 49, No. 9

The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Bridging the Digital Divide." Contents include: (1) Texas High School Attrition Rate Worsens for the First Time in Seven Years -- Highlights of IDRA's 37th Annual Attrition Study (Charles A. Cavazos); (2) Keeping Young Digital Citizens Safe (Michelle Martínez Vega); (3) Digital Divide Stories in South Texas Colonias; and (4) The Parallel Roads to Digital and Racial Justice (Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz).