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Research
College and Workforce Outcomes of CTE Graduates in Houston
This series of briefs looked at CTE graduates' postsecondary education and workforce outcomes.
BRIEF: October 18, 2023 EDUCATION
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.
BRIEF: September 25, 2023 EDUCATION
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.
BRIEF: August 23, 2023 EDUCATION
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.
BRIEF: July 18, 2023 EDUCATION
Staying in the Neighborhood: Examining Distance to Zoned Schools and Access to Transportation
This brief examines how students' living distance from their zoned school and access to district-provided school transportation impact enrollment decisions.
BRIEF: July 6, 2023 EDUCATION
Social and Emotional Skills of Students in the Houston Independent School District (Briefs 2-5)
This series of briefs looks at how social and emotional skills are related to academic outcomes, absenteeism, and exclusionary discipline; the context of SSES skills; and the commonalities and differences between students’ self-ratings and teachers’ ratings of students’ SE skills.
BRIEF: January 31, 2023 EDUCATION
This brief examines the middle and high school outcomes of long-term English speakers in the Houston region, with a specific focus on how the timing of reclassification was associated with academic achievement and school engagement.
BRIEF: December 7, 2022 EDUCATION
Equity in CTE Program Availability and Access
This study examined the availability and access to Career and Technical Education programs in HISD.
BRIEF: December 2, 2022 EDUCATION
HISD Student Needs Survey: Fall 2021
HISD's 2021 student needs survey measured student needs across five categories: health, mental health, basic needs, home learning environment, and enrichment activities.
BRIEF: November 15, 2022 EDUCATION
This report proposes alternative definitions for student continuous enrollment. It also looks at the relationship between continuous enrollment and performance.
REPORT: September 27, 2022 EDUCATION
Pre-K Choice and School Readiness in HISD (Part 4)
This brief serves as the fourth, and final, study in a series examining pre-K access for students in HISD.
BRIEF: August 2, 2022 EDUCATION
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2022 Results
The 41st Kinder Houston Area Survey shares Houstonians’ views on the economy, crime, the pandemic and other issues related to the city’s demographic transformations.
REPORT: May 17, 2022 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
This research brief examines student, campus, and neighborhood characteristics that can be considered risk or protective factors for the likelihood of an English learner (EL) becoming an LTEL (long-term English learner).
BRIEF: April 27, 2022 EDUCATION
Student Mobility in Texas and the Houston Area
This report is the culmination of a multi-year study on student mobility undertaken by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Houston Education Research Consortium in collaboration with 10 public school districts in the Houston area.
REPORT: January 4, 2022 EDUCATION
The Relationship Between School-Year Mobility and School Performance in the Houston Area
A study of 10 public school districts in the Houston area found that the higher the school-year mobility rate at a school, the lower its accountability performance.
BRIEF: December 1, 2021 EDUCATION
Urban Edge
The Houston Independent School District has bolstered its wraparound services with the opening of seven new Sunrise Centers since September. These services assist with a variety of non-instructional needs, including after-school care, clothing, enrichment activities, food, health care, school supplies and other resources.
FEATURES: November 30, 2023 EDUCATION
When students change schools, how often is the cost of housing to blame?
Tens of thousands of students in the Houston area change schools during the school year or over the summer, which poses a variety of problems for academic achievement, according to the Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium. In some cases, students are not moving schools for academic reasons, but because of housing needs — their families are facing eviction or in search of more affordable rent.
RESEARCH: November 6, 2023 EDUCATION | HOUSING
Across Houston, career and technical education is working. But could it work better?
“Career and technical education,” or CTE, tends to conjure up the image of students receiving hands-on training in high-wage technical occupations such as welding or HVAC repair. These programs do indeed provide the skills and experience to succeed in such fields, but today’s CTE offerings go far beyond the vocational training of previous decades.
INSIGHTS: October 30, 2023 EDUCATION
National report highlights the roles of education and research in undoing the cycle of poverty
Over 1 in 3 children born around 1980 in the U.S. who grew up in households with incomes near or below the poverty line remained in low-income households when they were in their 30s. This is intergenerational poverty, and it carries profound impacts on the ability of individuals, families and communities to prosper.
RESEARCH: October 12, 2023 EDUCATION | URBAN DISPARITY
As districts confront staffing shortages, centering equity can make a huge difference
Teachers are the most important resource in a school campus, and ensuring students have access to highly qualified teachers is essential. Unfortunately for PK-12 students in Texas, too many teachers have been leaving the profession and too few highly trained and experienced teachers are taking their place. At the same time, some schools have greater access to highly qualified teachers than others, which poses an obstacle to closing achievement gaps.
PERSPECTIVES | RESEARCH: August 31, 2023 EDUCATION | URBAN DISPARITY
Events
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2024
The 2024 Kinder Institute Luncheon will honor Dr. Marc. L. Boom, president and CEO of Houston Methodist. Findings from the 43rd Kinder Houston Area Survey will also be shared.
LUNCHEON: May 20, 2024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION | HOUSING
Kinder Institute Forum: Robert L. Santos
Robert L. Santos, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, will discuss leveraging data to advance equity and diversity, lessons learned from the 2020 census, and plans to reach historically undercounted communities in 2030.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: November 9, 2023 DEMOGRAPHICS | EDUCATION
Switching Schools: Student Mobility Across the Houston Region
This program will highlight historic patterns of significant student mobility, what it means for student outcomes and strategies for supporting students.
EDUCATION RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: October 30, 2023 EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2023
The annual luncheon brings together hundreds of business, nonprofit and community leaders to learn about the leading issues facing our community and country.
LUNCHEON: May 15, 2023 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Ruth J. Simmons
Ruth J. Simmons, a leading voice in higher education, will be in conversation with Ruth N. López Turley, director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: April 13, 2023 EDUCATION
Setting Kids up for Success: Supporting Early Education in the Houston Region
Join the Kinder Institute's Houston Education Research Consortium for a conversation highlighting recent pre-K research.
EDUCATION RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: April 3, 2023 EDUCATION
Understanding and Addressing Student and Family Need in HISD
During this event, findings from a recent survey of HISD student and family needs will be shared. Breakout sessions will be organized around a series of key areas of need in the district, such as health, housing, basic needs, and extracurricular supports.
EDUCATION RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: January 24, 2023 EDUCATION
Learn about current and ongoing research efforts by Houston Education Research Consortium and Houston Independent School District researchers.
RESEARCH: September 9, 2022 EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2022
After two years of virtual events, the 2022 Kinder Institute Luncheon will once again be one of Houston’s most insightful gatherings of business and community leaders!
LUNCHEON: May 17, 2022 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Houston Education Research Consortium shares results from the Survey on Social and Emotional Skills. A panel discusses the study’s local and international implications.
RESEARCH: December 14, 2021 EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2021
The Kinder Institute held its 2021 annual luncheon on Tuesday, May 11 as a virtual Lunch-Out. Guests from Houston and around the world gathered online to hear Stephen Klineberg and other institute leaders share the findings from the 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey, and discuss key aspects of the institute’s transformative efforts in response to the challenges of the pandemic.
LUNCHEON: May 11, 2021 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Urban Reads: Rucker C. Johnson
Acclaimed economist Rucker C. Johnson discusses his new book, "Children of the Dream: Why School Integration Works."
URBAN READS: October 29, 2020 EDUCATION
Urban Reads: Stephen L. Klineberg
Kinder Institute Founding Director Stephen Klineberg talks with Director Bill Fulton about his new book, which tracks the progress of Houston during almost four decades of remarkable economic, demographic and technological change.
URBAN READS: June 3, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2020
Stephen Klineberg presents the findings from the 39th Kinder Houston Area Survey. The event also honors Rev. William A. Lawson with the 2020 Stephen L. Klineberg Award for more than 60 years of service to Houston and its people.
LUNCHEON: May 18, 2020 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2019
The 2019 Kinder Institute luncheon gathered thousands of Houston’s business, nonprofit and community leaders to hear Stephen Klineberg present the findings from the 38th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey. The event also honored Jeff Hines, president and CEO of Hines.
LUNCHEON: May 13, 2019 DEMOGRAPHICS | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | EDUCATION
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