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:
EDUCATION
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Research
Pre-K Enrollment and Early Elementary Outcomes
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:
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:
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:
EDUCATION
Texas School District Funding Gaps
This brief examines funding gaps in Texas schools districts and how they impact student performance.
BRIEF:
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:
EDUCATION | HOUSING
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
EDUCATION
College and Workforce Outcomes of CTE Graduates in Houston
This series of briefs looked at CTE graduates' postsecondary education and workforce outcomes.
BRIEF:
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:
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:
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:
EDUCATION
Urban Edge
Texas school vouchers promise choice. Geography may influence who has options in Houston.
While some Houston families live near private schools accepting vouchers, others reside miles from the nearest campus.
INSIGHTS:
EDUCATION
Uncertified teacher hiring soared in Texas schools after the pandemic. Now, it’s slowing down.
A rapid rise in Texas public schools hiring uncertified teachers slowed in 2024-25, though it remains triple pre-pandemic rates, state data shows.
INSIGHTS:
EDUCATION
The new year will bring big changes to key education, health and housing policies that shape the city.
INSIGHTS:
DEMOGRAPHICS | EDUCATION | PUBLIC HEALTH
1 in 5 Texas students are still missing lots of school — and attendance isn’t getting much better
Roughly 20% of Texas public school students were chronically absent in 2023-24, new data shows, a marginal decline from the prior year and well above than pre-pandemic levels.
INSIGHTS:
EDUCATION
Half a million Houstonians could soon change careers. Is the region ready to help them?
Hundreds of thousands of Houstonians foresee jumping to a new career soon — and local institutions have work to do in helping people taking the leap.
INSIGHTS:
EDUCATION
Events
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
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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | EDUCATION
Kinder Institute Forum: Richard Rothstein
Richard Rothstein, an accomplished scholar of education and housing policy and a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, discusses how laws and policies at the federal, state and local levels have promoted and enforced the residential racial segregation that exists today.
KINDER INSTITUTE FORUM: February 14, 2019 EDUCATION | HOUSING
Kinder Institute Luncheon 2018
Stephen Klineberg presented the 37th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey, which tracked not only the transformations of our great city, but also how residents' views changed in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. This year's event honored Angela Blanchard, long-time leader of BakerRipley,
LUNCHEON: April 23, 2018 DEMOGRAPHICS | EDUCATION
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Physical Address
Rice University
Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street, Suite 305
Houston, TX 77005-1892