Five K-12 Education Issues to Watch in Texas This Legislative Session
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Funding, testing and other big education issues facing the 85th legislature in Austin.
50 Years of Education Research Hasn’t Fixed Inequality in Schools: Here’s One Reason Why
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Education policymakers and researchers historically haven’t worked together. That’s starting to change.
Why We're Seeing the Re-Segregation of Schools -- and Understanding Its Impact on Students
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Building on past research, a new study tries to determine what form of segregation contributes most to gaps in test scores between black, Hispanic and white students.
How Houston Can Address Its 111,000 Young People Who Don't Work or Attend School
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Given the vast numbers of disconnected young people -- and the cost of inaction -- the time to consider a different approach is now, a new Kinder Institute report argues.
Weekly Roundup: A Plausible Alternative To High School Suspensions
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Historically, when a student acted out in school, he'd faced suspension. Today that's no longer the case, with more districts instead experimenting with 'restorative justice.'
New Recommendation Says Every School Should Have a Nurse. Many Don't
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Health experts and data researchers agree: school nurses are good for students. So why don't all schools have them?
Latest Podcast: Understanding the Debate Over Education Funding
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Kinder Institute experts discuss the status of education funding in Texas, and the history of construction and demolition patterns in Houston.
College Advising Program: CSA Feedback
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A collection of interviews with college advisers offers reflections and improvements for a program meant to get more students into post-secondary school.
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This report looks at the effect of specialized teacher training in math for students' academic performance.
Following Ruling, Future of Texas Schools Funding Uncertain
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Use this interactive visualization to see how much funding goes to each school district in Texas.
Researchers Studied Data on 9,000 Students. Here’s What They Learned About Dropouts.
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One factor, more than any other, is a major predictor of whether a student will drop out of high school.
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This report looks at the impact of 27 school closures in the Houston Independent School District between 2003 and 2010.
The Effect of Rigorous Teacher Evaluations on Workforce Quality (Parts 1 and 2)
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The two studies also looks at the impact of the initaitive on student achievement.
Variation Across Schools in Disability Classifications Process, 2006-07 to 2011-12
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This report examines the classification process for special education in the Houston Independent School District.
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