HISD Student Needs Survey: Fall 2021
RESEARCH : November 15, 2022
HISD's 2021 student needs survey measured student needs across five categories: health, mental health, basic needs, home learning environment, and enrichment activities.
Research Poster Gallery
EVENT : September 9, 2022
Learn about current and ongoing research efforts by Houston Education Research Consortium and Houston Independent School District researchers.
Study on Social and Emotional Skills
INITIATIVE : July 7, 2022
Data gathered from this global research effort will help identify factors that support the development of social and emotional skills in students ages 10 and 15, and will provide an international context for how students exhibit these skills in their home countries.
Prekindergarten
INITIATIVE : July 6, 2022
Research has long linked early childhood education to later academic success and suggested it may be a critical part of closing the persistent academic disparities between student groups.
Long-term English Learners
INITIATIVE : July 1, 2022
The Houston Education Research Consortium is conducting a long-term study of long-term English learners in Texas, with a particular focus on 10 Houston-area public school districts.
Student Mobility
INITIATIVE : July 1, 2022
HERC embarked on a multiyear study of student mobility in Texas and across the Houston area to better understand which students change schools and the consequences those changes have on educational outcomes.
The Equity Project
INITIATIVE : June 29, 2022
This comprehensive study of educational equity throughout Houston ISD focuses on understanding whether historically marginalized student populations in the district have the resources they need to be successful in the classroom and beyond.
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2022 Results
RESEARCH : May 17, 2022
The 41st Kinder Houston Area Survey shares Houstonians’ views on the economy, crime, the pandemic and other issues related to the city’s demographic transformations.
Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2020
EVENT : May 13, 2022
Stephen Klineberg presents the findings from the 39th Kinder Houston Area Survey. The event also honors Rev. William A. Lawson with the 2020 Stephen L. Klineberg Award for more than 60 years of service to Houston and its people.
Urban Reads: Stephen L. Klineberg
EVENT : May 13, 2022
Kinder Institute Founding Director Stephen Klineberg talks with Director Bill Fulton about his new book, which tracks the progress of Houston during almost four decades of remarkable economic, demographic and technological change.
Kinder Institute Lunch-Out 2021
EVENT : May 11, 2022
The Kinder Institute held its 2021 annual luncheon on Tuesday, May 11 as a virtual Lunch-Out. Guests from Houston and around the world gathered online to hear Stephen Klineberg and other institute leaders share the findings from the 40th Kinder Houston Area Survey, and discuss key aspects of the institute’s transformative efforts in response to the challenges of the pandemic.