Urban Edge
For 38 years, Rice University's Kinder Houston Area Survey has tracked the social changes and political perspectives of Bayou City residents.
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Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike
Via The Texas Tribune: The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.
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HERC report aims to help Texas achieve its 60x30 goal
After following Texas eighth-graders for twelve years after their high school graduation, the Houston Education Research Consortium found that 29 percent of Texas graduates get post-secondary degrees.
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Texas Public School Districts Get A-F Grades on Updated Tool From The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune updated their Texas Public Schools Explorer with 2017-2018 data this April.
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Unpacking the Power of Privileged Neighborhoods
A new study shows that growing up in an affluent community brings “compounding privileges” and higher educational attainment—especially for white residents.
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