Good News: August 2024
Note From The CEO Dear Friend, As students and teachers head back to school this month, the 2024-2025 school year has already cultivated both excitement and uncertainty. Early education discussions at the Texas Legislature and talking to families at the Mayor’s Back 2 School Bash offered bright spots during the back-to-school season, but the delay in the […]
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 […]
‘Especially Unfortunate,’ Good Reason Houston says of the delayed release of Texas School Accountability Ratings
Ratings are vital to helping parents, educators, and lawmakers make better, more informed decisions about the quality of education available for every Texas child, CEO Cary Wright said. HOUSTON – August 13, 2024 – For the fifth consecutive year, families, educators, and policymakers across Texas will begin the school year without a transparent understanding of […]
