Houston education experts explore pre-K benefits, data during Good Reason Houston webinar
HOUSTON – Liliana Gonzalez logged onto a webinar Friday morning ready to ask questions about pre-K. Careful not to waste the opportunity to connect directly with early childhood education experts, within minutes she put her fingers on the keyboard to start the conversation in the chat. How do people find out about pre-K programs? Meron […]
Good Reason Houston, Houston ISD host family festival to boost pre-K enrollment
HOUSTON – Dozens of families registered for public pre-K on Saturday during a family festival hosted by Good Reason Houston and Houston Independent School District (HISD). The event was hosted at the Ninfa Laurenzo Early Childhood facility in Houston’s 77011 ZIP code, where less than half of eligible students are enrolled in public pre-K. During […]
An Unequal Partnership: The Challenges Black Parents Face in the Education System
Rooted in Resilience: Black Parents Educational Advocacy Sitting in a chair across from my child’s principal, I am exhausted from a conversation I haven’t yet had but somehow feel like I’ve had a thousand times over. My face hurts from the broad smiles I have flashed to every staff member since I rang the bell […]