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Concentrated poverty in schools is redlining’s legacy. Undoing it should be ours.

As the school year ends, the relief is palpable. Let’s acknowledge what we went through during the pandemic. Many of us are feeling burnt out, but this is not the time to stop paying attention. Now is the moment to think big about the future of education.

Eviction Prevalence and Spatial Variation Within the Houston Independent School District

This research brief examines the distribution of eviction filings across the Houston Independent School District (HISD) in 2017 and 2018.

Exit Only or Revolving Doors: Student mobility to and from non-Texas public schools and non-district charters

To investigate this phenomenon of “returners,” Houston Education Research Consortium researchers followed two types of leavers in a cohort of Houston-area students to see if and when they return.

Literacy by 3

The Literacy by 3 Classroom Practices and Campus Literacy Growth study is the first to examine the relationship between Literacy by 3 practices and campus literacy growth in HISD.

An Alternative Approach to Measuring Student Immigrant Generation

The goal of this methodological study is to evaluate the efficacy of an innovative approach to create a proxy indicator of immigrant generation for school districts to use when data on immigrant generation or parent birthplace are unavailable.

Long-term English Learners (LTELs): Increases in LTELs in Texas (Part 2)

This brief highlights the increasing percent of English learners becoming long-term English learners in the last two decades and points to a set of mechanisms that may serve to explain this increase.

COVID-19 Pandemic in the Houston Region (Parts 1-3)

This three-report series focuses on the impact of the pandemic on families's well-being, employment, education and more.

Changing Schools: Student mobility in Texas and across the Houston region (Parts 1-3)

Houston Education Research Consortium, in collaboration with 10 public school districts in the Houston area, embarked on a multi-year study of student mobility in Texas and across the Houston area to better understand which students change schools and the consequences those changes have for educational outcomes.

Wraparound Needs in HISD: Findings from the District’s 2019 Needs Assessment Survey (District and Campus and Summary Briefs)

This study stems from the first annual Needs Assessment Survey created and administered by the Houston Independent School District (HISD). Findings from the survey indicate that families could use additional support in four key areas: healthcare, mental health, housing and food security, and school supplies.

House Bill 5 and High School Endorsements: How Do They Align to College Admissions?

This policy brief describes the Texas high school graduation requirements put into effect through the passage of House Bill 5 in 2013. The brief contends the introduction of academic endorsements, similar to college majors, may create clearer paths to selective college enrollment for students studying STEM.

Long-term English Learners (LTELs): Predictors, Patterns, & Outcomes, Defining LTEL (Part 1)

This is the first in a series of briefs the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) will release on long-term English learners (LTELs).

Pre-K Preferences: How and Why HISD Parents Choose Pre-K Programs (Part 3)

The aims of this study are to identify characteristics that drive pre-k enrollment, understand where parents receive their information about HISD pre-k options, and understand parental beliefs about which program characteristics are most important.

Texas Flood Registry 2020 Report

This report includes updates on Harvey’s long-term impact and recent findings about the health and housing effects of the May 2019 storms and Tropical Storm Imelda.

Preparing Today’s Students for Tomorrow’s Texas Workforce

Motivated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s 60×30TX strategic plan, this project examined the path to and through college and into the workforce for students in the Houston area and state of Texas.

Will tuition-free college increase college graduation rates?

This study determined the optimal tuition subsidy necessary to increase two- and four-year college graduation in Texas. The study also estimated the per pupil and total cost of potential subsidies, and compared how they might affect college graduation rates.