This will be the third round of this fellows program to support research that will inform efforts to secure equitable funding of public schools across the country. The program was established by IDRA to honor the memory of IDRA founder, Dr. José Angel Cárdenas.
IDRA will select one or more fellows who will dedicate themselves to a period of intense study and writing in school finance. We will hold a symposium that includes the release of the fellow's program paper. The paper and findings will be published in the symposium proceedings and disseminated to the education research and policymaker community.
The José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellow(s) will be selected for a defined period beginning in early 2019. Fellows will receive a stipend of up to $20,000 to include cost of release time, travel and IDRA one-month residency. IDRA will provide office space during the residency.
To be eligible, applicants must be:
a doctoral candidate or completed doctoral training by time of selection, or
an a cademic candidate reflecting scholarly experience in conducting school finance or related research, or
a practitioner with an equivalent level of academic/professional achievement.
The Call for Applications is now available online. The Application Packet includes:
The Intercultural Development Research Association is an independent, non-profit organization. Our mission is to achieve equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college. IDRA strengthens and transforms public education by providing dynamic training; useful research, evaluation, and frameworks for action; timely policy analyses; and innovative materials and programs.
We are committed to the IDRA valuing philosophy, respecting the knowledge and skills of the individuals we work with and build on the strengths of the students and parents in their schools.
