Education

Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike

Via The Texas Tribune: The chambers will need to negotiate how to give teachers pay raises, whether to adjust how students take standardized tests and how to provide long-term property tax relief for Texans.

HERC report aims to help Texas achieve its 60x30 goal

After following Texas eighth-graders for twelve years after their high school graduation, the Houston Education Research Consortium found that 29 percent of Texas graduates get post-secondary degrees.

Harris County’s College Advising Needs

This Houston Education Research Consortium report assesses college advising needs in Pasadena, Galena Park, Sheldon, Humble, Aldine, Cypress-Fairbanks, Spring Branch, Alief and Katy ISD.

Texas Public School Districts Get A-F Grades on Updated Tool From The Texas Tribune

The Texas Tribune updated their Texas Public Schools Explorer with 2017-2018 data this April.

Unpacking the Power of Privileged Neighborhoods

A new study shows that growing up in an affluent community brings “compounding privileges” and higher educational attainment—especially for white residents.

Research Roundup - Here's What's Been Happening At The Kinder Institute

We hit the ground running in 2019 with new research ranging from arts education to food insecurity to HISD reform.

HISD's Decentralization Reform (Part 4: Funding)

This brief addresses Houston ISD's decentralization funding and is the final part of a larger study about HISD's decentralization.

Fewer Counselors, More Police Officers For Some Schools, New Report Shows

Millions of students across the country are in schools with police but no counselors, nurses, psychologists or social workers, per new analysis.

HISD's Decentralization Reform (Part 3: Decentralization and Student Achievement)

This brief provides evidence on the relationship between HISD's decentralization reforms and student achievement.

School Funding Among Top Priorities for Texas Voters and Lawmakers

New survey numbers from the University of Texas and Texas Tribune show voter priorities for this legislative session but where are lawmakers focusing?

Urban Review: Unequal School Funding, A Note on Upzoning, Covering Pedestrian Deaths and More

This week, a big report captures between districts disparities in a segregated school landscape, a word of caution for the density-minded, the real Green Book and more.

Kinder Institute Forum: Richard Rothstein

Richard Rothstein, an accomplished scholar of education and housing policy and a research associate at the Economic Policy Institute, discusses how laws and policies at the federal, state and local levels have promoted and enforced the residential racial segregation that exists today.

Investigating Causal Effects of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence from Houston's Arts Access Initiative

Researchers found arts-learning experiences benefit students in terms of reductions in disciplinary infractions, increases in compassion for others and improvements in writing achievement.

New Study Underscores Importance of Arts Education

Exposure to arts education was linked to more empathy and engagement, better writing scores and fewer disciplinary problems.

Education Partnerships Target 'Opportunity Youth,' But Structural Challenges Remain

While family obligations, financial insecurity and unfamiliarity with higher education systems keep many young adults on the sidelines, several efforts hope to offer a hand.