More students are college-ready in Houston, but city still lags state
Despite gains locally in career, college, and military readiness, Black and emergent bilingual students continue to be left behind A look at the 2023 College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) data shows encouraging progress, but challenges persist. What is CCMR? CCMR measures whether students graduate ready for college, careers, or the military, as defined by […]
Are Houston-Region Graduates Earning Enough?
A key measure of how well our education system is working is whether graduates can earn enough to support themselves and their families. Comparing their earnings to a living wage—what it costs to cover basic needs—helps us assess this. In 2023, the living wage for a single person in Harris County with no dependents was […]
2023 Kindergarten Readiness Rates in the Houston Region
Texas Academic Performance Reports (TAPR) is released annually and contains a wealth of data on our schools. This includes data on enrollment and academic achievement. In this blog post we examine pre-Kindergarten (pre-K) enrollment and Kindergarten Readiness data within the Houston-region. Note that this data reflects the 2022-2023 TAPR and we’ll update our analysis in […]
