From early childhood education to outcomes after graduation, our education research strives to address inequity and help guide district policy.

Latest Urban Edge Stories

Urban Review: Teacher Housing, Neighborhood Effects and Why Vision Zero Is A Climate Plan

This week, the durability of neighborhood inequality, the importance of reducing traffic deaths for addressing climate change and more.
Pedestrian walk signal
News Story
: Oct 11, 2018
Education, Transportation, Urban Disparity

Did Texas Break The Law When It Spent Less on Students with Disabilities?

Texas Tribune | Texas will argue Wednesday at a federal appeals court that its decision to decrease special education funding several years ago did not violate federal law.
Months after federal officials listened to parents arguing Texas wasn't adequately educating kids with disabilities, the state is now facing the U.S. government in court on a separate case about its special education spending. Eddie Seal for The Texas Tr
News Story
: Oct 2, 2018
Education

New Research Sheds Light on the Implementation and Impact of Decentralization in Houston School District

Adopted decades ago, the model was called into question recently. New research begins to answer those questions.
HISD Central office
Kinder Institute Research
: Sep 26, 2018
Education

Latest Research

Transitioning to College and Work (Part 1: Where are high school seniors from 2006-2008 now?)

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.
Students
Report: Apr 9, 2018
Education

HISD’s Decentralization Reform (Part 1: Policy Analysis)

This research brief is the first of a four-part series that studies the implementation and impact of the Houston Independent School District's decision to decentralize in the 1990s.
Students
Report: Feb 28, 2018
Education

Eligiendo Escuelas: English Learners and Access to School Choice

This report tracks current and former English language learners as they navigate the school choice system in Houston.
Students at Computers
Report: Nov 6, 2017
Education

Experts

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Erin Baumgartner

  • Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Holly Heard

  • Associate Director of Research Operations, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Brian Holzman

  • Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
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DongMei Li

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Jodi S. Moon

  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Daniel J. Potter

  • Associate Director Regional Research, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Kori J. Stroub

  • Research Scientist, Houston Education Research Consortium
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Ruth N. López Turley

  • Director, Houston Education Research Consortium
  • Associate Director, Kinder Institute for Urban Research
  • Professor of Sociology, Rice University
  • Founder, National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships
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Related Initiatives

Houston Education Research Consortium

The Houston Education Research Consortium is a research partnership between Rice University and several Houston-area school districts to guide data-driven, equity-minded policy.

The National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships

NNERPP aims to develop, support and connect partnerships between education agencies and research institutions in order to improve the relationships between research, policy and practice.