Centers

Working Collaboratively to Understand and Address Student and Family Needs

Researchers will share existing research on student and family support needs and seek input from school districts, nonprofit organizations and stakeholders on what type of information would be useful for them to guide program development, decision-making and support.

How can Houston help more locals climb the income ladder? 3 economic mobility experts offer their take.

The region's first Economic Mobility Summit spurred conversation and ideas for helping more Houstonians improve their long-term earnings outlook.

AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program

This mixed-methods study by the Kinder Institute seeks to understand the long-term impacts of the AVANCE's Parent-Child Education Program.

AVANCE Quality Child Care Matters

The Kinder Institute is helping to measure the impact of the QCCM program on providers' skills, practices and business operations. 

Integrated Client Journey

This evaluation of United Way's Integrated Client Journey initiative seeks to better understand which clients are "ready" to take steps toward financial stability.

Youth Interventions

The Kinder Institute is assessing the impact of reVision’s school-based mentoring program on school retention rates, academic achievement and behavioral outcomes.

Voter Education and Participation

The Kinder Institute is evaluating the Alief ISD Civic Engagement Program’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to examine the program’s effectiveness and sustainability.

FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US

New research and maps show most people with homes in flood-prone areas sell their properties instead of taking a federal buyout.

Family ESL and Legal Support

The Kinder Institute is helping Alief ISD evaluate it Engaging All Families program, which provides programs and services to help families improve their access to economic opportunity.

Texas’ early childhood teachers need more specialized training. These new opportunities offer a path.

The Texas Education Agency and several colleges are making moves to prepare teachers for serving the state's youngest students.

What’s Texas State Technical College? A look at the school behind Proposition 1 on voters’ ballots.

Who Remains ‘College, Career, and Military Ready’ in the Context of a Shifting Accountability Framework?

Low-income students are still being left behind, according to a new assessment of the state’s school accountability system.

Texas has a robust system for measuring postsecondary readiness. Here’s how it can get even better.

Kinder Institute research shows the state's "college, career and military readiness" framework could benefit from better collaboration and consistency.

Congress’ debate over ‘Obamacare’ subsidies stands to impact 1 million Houstonians

For more than 1 million Houstonians benefiting from Affordable Care Act subsidies, the argument in Washington over continuing the support hits close to home.

Building the Data and Evaluation Capacity of Nonprofits in the Greater Houston Area

Through a series of case studies, the Kinder Institute is teaching organizations how to use their data to better serve the community.