Surveying Houston’s progressive shift through 40 years of data
URBAN EDGE : May 27, 2021
Houston, a quintessentially free-enterprise, anti-government city, is increasingly recognizing the critical role of government in strengthening the safety net, expanding opportunity and building resiliency, according to the Kinder Houston Area Surveys.
Literacy by 3
RESEARCH : May 21, 2021
The Literacy by 3 Classroom Practices and Campus Literacy Growth study is the first to examine the relationship between Literacy by 3 practices and campus literacy growth in HISD.
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2021 Results
RESEARCH : May 11, 2021
For the past four decades, Rice University’s Kinder Houston Area Survey (KHAS) has been tracking the changing attitudes and beliefs of Harris County residents. The 2021 survey summarizes the most consequential changes and their implications for public policy initiatives going forward.
An Alternative Approach to Measuring Student Immigrant Generation
RESEARCH : May 5, 2021
The goal of this methodological study is to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative approach to create a proxy indicator of immigrant generation for school districts to use when data on immigrant generation or parent birthplace are unavailable.
Changing Schools: Student mobility in Texas and across the Houston region (Parts 1-3)
RESEARCH : February 25, 2021
Houston Education Research Consortium, in collaboration with 10 public school districts in the Houston area, embarked on a multi-year study of student mobility in Texas and across the Houston area to better understand which students change schools and the consequences those changes have for educational outcomes.
The US needs a bottom-up plan to fix its glaring infrastructure needs
URBAN EDGE : February 9, 2021
A major, federally led infrastructure strategy is vital to meeting the nation’s challenges. A new Kinder Institute report shows that to be truly responsive to the needs of America’s cities and regions, a bottom-up consultation process with regional and local leaders and a focus on three priorities will be necessary.