Oral history interview with Josʹe Angel Cʹardenas, 1997 [videorecording].

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Oral history interview with Josʹe Angel Cʹardenas, 1997 [videorecording].

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Mr. Cardenas elaborates upon the purposes, history, and activities of the Inter-cultural Development Research Association (IDRA) that he founded in 1973. He details the history of Texas' public schools finance system which the courts ruled was racially biased and inherently unconstitutional. He provides overview of the many court cases on school finance and desegregation and tells how he was involved in many of the litigation suits. Mr. Cardenas discusses school finance equity, desegregation of schools, bilingual education, and race discrimination practices in public schools and institutions of higher education in Texas. He talks about his efforts to develop educational continuity programs for children of migrant workers in Texas and the difficult struggle he faced trying to win recognition by state authorities that the need existed and should be provided. Mr. Cardenas explains how Texas' current system for requiring accountability by students through its TAAS tests is flawed. He talks about his educational background, his professional preparation and participation in the field of education, and he gives details regarding the contributions he has made throughout his career for better and more equitable educational opportunities for Texas' children.

2 videocassettes (VHS) (3 hr., 3 min.) : col. ; 1/2 in.Transcript : 104 p. ; 28 cm.

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University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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University of Texas at Arlington, Central Library

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University of Texas at Arlington. Center for Mexican American Studies

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Intercultural Development Research Association (Tex.)

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Cárdenas, José A. (José Angel), 1930-

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Mr. Cʹardenas was the first Mexican American school superintendent in the Edgewood Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas. He was founder and executive director of the Inter-cultural Development Research Association in San Antonio, Texas. Mr. Cʹardenas earned his Doctorate degree from the University of Texas in 1966. From the description of Oral history interview with Josʹe Angel Cʹardenas, 1997 [videorecording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 504136...

Cʹardenas, Josʹe A.

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Gutiérrez, José Angel,

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José Angel Gutierrez was born Oct. 25, 1944, in Crystal City, Texas. An activist, educator, organizer, and lawyer, Gutierrez co-founded the La Raza Unida Party and played many leadership roles in the early Chicano civil rights movement. He served as President of the Crystal City Independent School District Board in the early 1970s and as a County Judge for Zavala County, Tex. (1975-1980). In the 1980s, Gutierrez pursued a teaching career and moved to Oregon where he taught at Colegio Cesar Chav...