Houston Education
Research Consortium

The Houston Education Research Consortium is a research-practice partnership between the Kinder Institute and 10 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.

Our commitment to Houston ISD
As a new superintendent and Board of Managers are appointed to Houston ISD, Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research remains committed to informing district leadership in its efforts to improve student outcomes. Learn more. 

Initiatives

The Equity Project

Student Mobility

Emergent Bilingual Students

Prekindergarten

Study on Social and Emotional Skills

Postsecondary Readiness

Wraparound Needs

Research

An Evaluation of Matrices Used to Select Magnet School Students

This document evaluates the Houston Independent Schools District's scoring system for students applying to its magnet schools.

REPORT: March 1, 2016   EDUCATION

EVAAS Value-Added Scores for Teachers with High Need Students

This brief looks at variation in teachers' value-added scores in relation to both the teachers and students as well as the scores of teachers at both low- and high-performing schools over time.

BRIEF: March 1, 2016   EDUCATION

Evaluating High School Dropout Indicators and Assessing Their Strength

This brief evaluates indicators for students at risk of dropping out of school.

BRIEF: September 1, 2015   EDUCATION

An Evaluation of the Secondary Reading Initiative

This report investigates an initiative intended to improve achievement on standardized tests for students who have struggled with reading.

BRIEF: May 1, 2015   EDUCATION

Improving Math Scores for African American and Hispanic Females

This report examines the effectiveness of self-affirmation exercises in the face of negative stereotype threat.

BRIEF: March 1, 2015   EDUCATION

Reading Achievement Among English Language Learners

This study follows a single cohort of students from kindergarten through fifth grade, tracking reading growth.

BRIEF: March 1, 2015   EDUCATION

How Do High Status Parents Choose Schools? Evidence From A Choice District

In-depth interviews with Houston-area parents in affluent neighborhoods sheds light on how families select schools.

BRIEF: March 1, 2015   EDUCATION

Urban Edge

How public pre-K sets Houston’s students on a path to success
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
New research highlights potential responses to student homelessness caused by natural disasters
OCTOBER 7, 2024
Who are Houston’s newcomer students, and how can schools help them succeed?
FEBRUARY 28, 2024
How research helps Spring ISD drive student success
FEBRUARY 23, 2024

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Houston, TX 77005-1892

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