Improving Math Scores for African American and Hispanic Females
This report examines the effectiveness of self-affirmation exercises in the face of negative stereotype threat.
BRIEF:
EDUCATION
Body
Research
Reading Achievement Among English Language Learners
This study follows a single cohort of students from kindergarten through fifth grade, tracking reading growth.
BRIEF:
EDUCATION
How Do High Status Parents Choose Schools? Evidence From A Choice District
In-depth interviews with Houston-area parents in affluent neighborhoods sheds light on how families select schools.
BRIEF:
EDUCATION
The Houston Education Survey: Public Perceptions in a Critical Time
This report presents some of the most important findings from the Houston Education Survey, the second of three focused surveys that are together called the “SHEA” studies (“Surveys of Health, Education, and the Arts”).
REPORT:
EDUCATION
Public Perceptions in Remarkable Times: Tracking Change Through 24 Years of Houston Surveys
Drawing on more than 20 years of survey data, this report seeks to tell the story of Houston and its communities.
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DEMOGRAPHICS | EDUCATION
Urban Edge
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.
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EDUCATION | SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISPARITY
Education leader Ruth Simmons ponders what's next for diversity, equity and inclusion
With publicly-funded state universities eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion as part of the hiring process, and proposed legislation targeted at other DEI policies in higher education, private institutions have an opportunity—and an obligation—to respond, Ruth J. Simmons said at the Kinder Institute Forum on Wednesday at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
RECAP:
EDUCATION
Researchers make the case for broader investments in high-quality pre-K in Texas
A high-quality prekindergarten education can significantly alter the trajectory of a child’s life, leaders from the Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium told community members last week at a special presentation at the United Way of Greater Houston campus.
RECAP:
EDUCATION
As evictions reach historic levels in Harris County, families in Houston ISD are bearing the brunt
On March 6, nine days before the Texas Education Agency confirmed its plans to take over the Houston Independent School District, officials received a presentation from researchers at Princeton University about a dilemma confronting families and students in the district: evictions.
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EDUCATION | HOUSING
State takeovers of school districts do not work. But there is something else that might
This week, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner warned that the state of Texas intends to take over Houston Independent School District as early as next week. As researchers who study education — and particularly education in Houston — we were asked: What would that mean for students?
PERSPECTIVES:
EDUCATION
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