HISD’s Decentralization Reform (Part 1: Policy Analysis)
his research brief is Part I of a four-part series that studies the implementation and impact of the HISD decision to decentralize in the 1990s
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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.
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Projects and Initiatives
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Eligiendo Escuelas: English Learners and Access to School Choice
Using data from Houston Independent School District (HISD), researchers examined English learner participation in a system of school choice. Specifically, researchers investigated the extent to which never, current, and former English learners enrolled in a non-zoned HISD school.
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This two-part study confirms the broad variations of pre-kindergarten offerings across the state's largest school district, Houston Independent School District.
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This report analyzes the impact of pre-kindergarten on school readiness using longitudinal data.
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Social Capital, Race, and Magnet School Attendance
This report looks at the interaction between race, social capital and magnet school attendance.
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College Advising Program: CSA Feedback
A collection of interviews with college advisers offers reflections and improvements for a program meant to get more students into post-secondary school.
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This report looks at the effect of specialized teacher training in math for students' academic performance.
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This report looks at the impact of 27 school closures in the Houston Independent School District between 2003 and 2010.
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The Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluations on Workforce Quality (Parts 1 and 2)
The two studies also looks at the impact of the initaitive on student achievement.
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Variation Across Schools in Disability Classifications Process, 2006-07 to 2011-12
This report examines the classification process for special education in the Houston Independent School District.
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