Good Reason Houston Celebrates Bold Step Toward Elevating Teacher Excellence in Houston ISD
Houston ISD approves new teacher evaluation system that will include measures on student growth, rigorous evaluator certification process HOUSTON – March 20, 2025 – Houston ISD school board trustees unanimously approved the new teacher evaluation system during Thursday’s meeting. The system includes measures focused on student growth and a rigorous evaluator certification process to ensure […]
The Learning Curve: March 2025
Welcome to The Learning Curve! Education is shifting, and with it, the policies and practices that shape student outcomes. This month, we’re diving into the changing teacher workforce, the growing role of dual enrollment, and how new policies are redefining access to education. To explore these topics further, we’re launching The Learning Curve Conversations, a […]
The Learning Curve Conversations: Unpacking the Teacher Workforce with Chad Aldeman
In the debut episode of The Learning Curve Conversations, Good Reason Houston’s Managing Director of Insights, Meron Tekle, sat down with education policy researcher and founder of Read Not Guess, Chad Aldeman, to discuss the complexities of the teacher workforce. Their conversation unpacked the realities behind teacher shortages, retention challenges, and ways to modernize the […]
