Good Reason Houston’s professional policy specialists work alongside communities, district leadership, school boards, and legislators to make systemic improvements to Houston public education in through policy. We engage stakeholders at all levels to improve student outcomes, with a special focus on early education, postsecondary readiness, effective educators, school funding, and school accountability.
Early Education
Expand and strengthen high quality early education programs
Postsecondary Readiness
Ensure students have access to to opportunities to prepare for postsecondary success
Effective Educators
Cultivate and retain effective educators
Equitable Finance
Strategically invest in data-backed funding streams to support public education
Defined Autonomy
Maintain and strengthen an effective system to empower schools through a balance of support and accountability
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Good Reason Houston’s professional policy specialists work alongside communities, district leadership, school boards, and legislators to make systemic improvements to public education in Houston through policy.
Good Reason Houston engages stakeholders at all levels to help drive policy related to the following areas proven to improve student outcomes.
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With Bob Harvey, Margaret Spellings and Harold Dutton, Jr.
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Community Advocates
Incentive the use of research backed tools in the classroom designed to promote effective, engaging interactions and environments that are foundational to early learning.