These Houston school districts are making gains in college, career and military readiness
Houston’s students are making real progress in college, career, and military readiness (CCMR), but not all the news is good. While the overall CCMR rate rose nearly 10 percentage points from 2022 to 2023, gaps remain for Black and emergent bilingual students. And much of the progress is coming from less rigorous indicators — raising […]
More Houston Students Are College-Ready – But Is the Bar Too Low?
Houston’s students are making gains in college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) — but the progress hides some big gaps. College readiness jumped 10 points, but Black and emergent bilingual students are still being left behind. And more students are meeting CCMR benchmarks through easier pathways that may not set them up for long-term success. […]
Good Reason Houston CEO Cary Wright Shares Insights on Education and Workforce Readiness at OneGoal Luncheon
The Good Reason Houston team attended the OneGoal Pathways of Promise Luncheon on Wednesday, where our CEO, Cary Wright, spoke on a panel alongside leaders from OneGoal and Spring Branch ISD. He provided critical regional context on the state of education and workforce readiness in Houston, highlighting the scale of the city and key data […]
