Body
Research
Middle School Experiences and Exit: Perspectives From Parents
This study utilizes parent survey and interview data to study motivations behind middle school student mobility.
BRIEF: November 18, 2024 EDUCATION
Pre-K Enrollment and Early Elementary Outcomes (Briefs 1 and 2)
This series examines the influence of the passage of Texas House Bill 3 (HB3) and Covid-19 pandemic on public pre-K enrollment and attendance. It also looks at how participation in public pre-K programs is associated with early elementary outcomes such as kindergarten readiness, chronic absenteeism, and English proficiency.
BRIEF: November 11, 2024 EDUCATION
Hurricane Harvey and Student Homelessness (Briefs 1 and 2)
Brief 1 of this two-part series examines the characteristics of students who became homeless due to Hurricane Harvey. Brief 2 explores the educational outcomes of these students.
BRIEF: August 26, 2024 EDUCATION
Is There Support for a Houston Independent School District Bond?
This study seeks to understand public support for education bonds among residents who live in the Houston Independent School District.
BRIEF: August 22, 2024 EDUCATION
Texas School District Funding Gaps
This brief examines funding gaps in Texas schools districts and how they impact student performance.
BRIEF: August 5, 2024 EDUCATION
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2024 Results
The 43rd annual Kinder Houston Area Survey provides an unparalleled look at current conditions in the region as well as the “Houston of Tomorrow.”
REPORT: May 20, 2024 EDUCATION | HOUSING | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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.
BRIEF: May 7, 2024 EDUCATION
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).
BRIEF: April 11, 2024 EDUCATION
This brief examines the summer school program in Houston ISD and identifies schools and/or students that may need additional resources during summer school.
BRIEF: March 25, 2024 EDUCATION
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.
BRIEF: February 6, 2024 EDUCATION
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.
BRIEF: January 22, 2024 EDUCATION
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
Urban Edge
Bilingualism is a strength Texas is failing to nurture for hundreds of thousands of students
Nearly one-fourth of all students in Texas public schools are emergent bilingual, meaning their home language is something other than English. Spanish is the most common home language among emergent bilingual students in the state, but over 60 languages are represented.
PERSPECTIVES: December 16, 2024 EDUCATION
Making the case for increasing funding for Texas schools that need it most
Seventy percent of Houstonians believe schools need “significantly more” money to provide a quality education to students, a sentiment that has grown stronger since the Kinder Houston Area Survey began asking this question in the early 1990s.
RECAP: December 9, 2024 EDUCATION
How public pre-K sets Houston’s students on a path to success
In 2023-24, over 50,000 children attended public prekindergarten in the Houston area, bringing overall enrollment near to pre-pandemic levels.
EXPLAINERS: November 18, 2024 EDUCATION
New research highlights potential responses to student homelessness caused by natural disasters
Hurricane Harvey rendered some 24,000 students in Houston Independent School District to be listed as homeless. The storm brought the district's overall total to more than 29,000 homeless students in the subsequent year, according to new research from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium.
INTERVIEWS: October 7, 2024 EDUCATION
Guidance counselors could help close gender gap in Texas high school STEM participation
In the labor force and in postsecondary education, women lag behind their male counterparts when it comes to careers and interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
RESEARCH: March 28, 2024 EDUCATION
Events
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2025
The 2025 Kinder Institute Luncheon will honor Ric Campo, chairman and CEO of Camden. Findings from the 44th Kinder Houston Area Survey will also be shared.
LUNCHEON: May 19, 2025 EDUCATION | HOUSING | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Strategies for Supporting Emergent Bilingual Students in Texas Public Schools
Join the Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) for a conversation on the opportunities and challenges of being an emergent bilingual student and how to best support this important population of students.
EDUCATION RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: November 14, 2024 EDUCATION
Pre-K Participation and Student Outcomes in the Houston Region
Join the Kinder Institute's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) to learn about recent pre-K research conducted in partnership with nine Houston-area school districts.
EDUCATION RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: July 31, 2024 EDUCATION
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 EDUCATION | HOUSING | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Kinder Institute Forum: Adam Gamoran
Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation, will be in conversation with Kinder Institute Director Ruth N. López Turley. His research focuses on educational inequality and school reform.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: March 21, 2024 EDUCATION
Career and Technical Education: Preparing Students for College and Workforce Success
Join the Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) for a conversation on career and technical education (CTE) and its role in preparing students for college, employment and workforce success.
EDUCATION RESEARCH ENGAGEMENT SERIES: February 28, 2024 EDUCATION
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 | EDUCATION | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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 | EDUCATION | ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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
Body
Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892