The Houston Education Research Consortium is a research-practice partnership between the Kinder Institute and eight Houston-area school districts to guide data-driven, equity-minded policy. HERC uses a jointly developed research agenda that involves both researchers and school district leaders working together on critical issues to improve educational equity. The research center follows a long-term, rather than project-based, collaboration to solve longstanding problems with a focus on informing decision-makers directly.
The Role of College Prep Course Offerings and Course-Taking in Long-Term Educational Outcomes
This study analyzes the distribution of college prep course offerings across Texas high schools and which school characteristics are associated with higher and lower numbers of college prep course offerings
The Effects of HISD Summer School
This study provides an assessment of the effectiveness of Houston ISD 2016 summer school, which the district offered both to retained students (which was required and needed for promotion) as well as promoted students (which was not required but available for summer enrichment).
Harris County’s College Advising Needs
This Houston Education Research Consortium report assesses college advising needs in Pasadena, Galena Park, Sheldon, Humble, Aldine, Cypress-Fairbanks, Spring Branch, Alief and Katy ISD.
HISD's Decentralization Reform (Part 4: Funding)
This brief addresses Houston ISD's decentralization funding and is the final part of a larger study about HISD's decentralization.
HISD's Decentralization Reform (Part 3: Decentralization and Student Achievement)
This brief provides evidence on the relationship between HISD's decentralization reforms and student achievement.
Researchers found arts-learning experiences benefit students in terms of reductions in disciplinary infractions, increases in compassion for others and improvements in writing achievement.
Tracking Eighth-Graders' Postsecondary Outcomes in Harris County
Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) used the Houston Community Data Connections platform to track hundreds of thousands of Houston-area students' educational and professional careers for 17 years.
Predictors of School Discipline
This study examines the likelihood that a student will receive a school disciplinary action, such as in-school or out-of-school suspension.
HISD's Decentralization Reform (Part 2: Principal Survey)
This research brief looks at HISD principal attitudes and satisfaction within the current decentralized model.
Transitioning to College and Work: Where are high school seniors from 2006-2008 now? (Part 1)
This research brief describes the college outcomes of three cohorts of 12th grade students in the Houston Independent School District through descriptive statistics of college enrollment, college completion and annual income.
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