How one rural district used data to transform college access
“Who can argue with that? Who can say, ‘I don’t think it’s worth it to have high school kids leave our school 22 percent more likely to be successful?” Bunker Hill CUSD Superintendent Todd Dugan When Grace Burris started taking community college classes funded by her public high school, she thought she was just getting […]
Building Tomorrow’s Team: How Houston’s Education Leaders Are Rewriting the Playbook
Reflecting on our inaugural regional education summit and the path forward for student economic mobility On Friday, September 26, for the first time in the region’s history, superintendents from eight of our 11 largest school districts, higher education leaders, and philanthropic partners gathered in one room with a shared purpose: ensuring every Houston student graduates […]
Good Reason Houston CEO Calls for a New Standard in Public Education: Living-Wage Futures, Not Just Diplomas
Good Reason Houston CEO Cary Wright took the stage at TEDx Lone Star College over the weekend with a bold challenge for Houston: it’s time to move beyond graduation rates and focus on whether students are truly prepared for economic mobility. Wright reframed how we should think about public education’s role in Houston’s economy. “When […]
