Progress Report: Key Education Trends Shaping the 2024-2025 School Year So Far
You may recall Good Reason Houston made predictions in August about the topics that will shape the 2024-2025 school year. Now halfway through the school year, we’ve seen some of those predictions materialize as expected, while others have surprised us. What stands out most is this: our progress reaffirms our belief in what’s possible for […]
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 […]
Good Reason Houston CEO pushes for expanded funding for early education during House committee meeting
Early education is emerging as a priority topic for the Texas Legislature, marking an opportunity to center the needs of our youngest learners. On Tuesday, August 13, Good Reason Houston CEO Cary Wright was invited to testify before the House Public Education Committee at their interim hearings, demonstrating the critical importance of high quality pre-K […]
