Texas School District Funding Gaps
This brief examines funding gaps in Texas schools districts and how they impact student performance.
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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.
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.
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Career and Technical Education Alongside the STEM Endorsement in the Houston Area
This brief explores the connection between career and technical education programs and high school endorsements and what pathways students follow to complete and attain them.
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Investigating Equity in Art Course Taking Across Houston ISD High Schools
This brief investigates the extent to which national trends in inequitable arts learning opportunity, at least in terms of secondary school course offerings and enrollment, occur in the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
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This brief examines the summer school program in Houston ISD and identifies schools and/or students that may need additional resources during summer school.
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STEM Endorsement and the Pathway to College (Briefs 1-4)
This series of briefs looks at a variety of factors for students in choosing and completing the STEM endorsement in Houston ISD, including access, race, gender and academic achievement. The briefs also examine whether endorsement completion predicts college enrollment.
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Newcomer Schools in Houston ISD: Examining Student Enrollment and Outcomes (Briefs 1-6)
This series focuses on newcomer programs in Houston ISD serving English learner (EL) students who have recently immigrated to the United States.
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College and Workforce Outcomes of CTE Graduates in Houston
This series of briefs looked at CTE graduates' postsecondary education and workforce outcomes.
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Examining Equitable Access to Health Resources, Support Staff and Technology Across HISD
This series of briefs examines whether HISD students across campuses have equitable access to health resources, support staff and technology.
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Equity in the Classroom: Teacher Qualifications and Student Outcomes in HISD (Briefs 1-3)
This series of briefs focuses on teacher qualifications and student outcomes in the Houston Independent School District.
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Understanding the Effect of HISD’s EMERGE Program on Student Outcomes
This brief examines the impact of the EMERGE program on the likelihood of participating students applying to and enrolling in selective colleges.
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