Houston Leaders Unite Around Economic Mobility at connectED 2025
More than 1,000 education champions gather to chart path forward for student success Earlier today, the Hilton Americas-Houston buzzed with urgency and optimism as more than 1,000 Houston leaders gathered for Good Reason Houston’s annual connectED convening. The message was clear: Houston’s future depends on ensuring every student has a path to economic mobility. The […]
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 […]