Coffee & Quality Case Study #1: Angel Reach
This first Coffee & Quality Case Study focuses on Angel Reach, a nonprofit working with young people aging out of the foster care system and/or at risk of homelessness. The study seeks to understand the predictors and prerequisites of clients successfully completing Angel Reach's programming.
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.
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An Evaluation of the Secondary Reading Initiative
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Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2015 Results
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Improving Math Scores for African American and Hispanic Females
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Reading Achievement Among English Language Learners
This study follows a single cohort of students from kindergarten through fifth grade, tracking reading growth.
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.
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Copenhagen Area Survey Highlights
Now in its second year, the Kinder Institute’s Copenhagen Area Survey provides insight into the evolution of public opinions in a place widely considered to have some of the happiest residents in the world.
Shared Prospects: Hispanics and the Future of Houston
The rich data from this research provide a rare opportunity to explore systematically the experiences and perspectives of the different Hispanic communities over time and to assess their prospects for the future.
What Accounts For Health Disparities? Findings From the Houston Surveys (2001-2013)
Drawing on more than a decade worth of survey data, this report breaks down health disparities in the Houston area.
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”).
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