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August 11

Staff Blog

The ABC’s of A-F: What Houston Families Need to Know About School Ratings

This week, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will release A-F Accountability Ratings for Texas public schools and districts for both the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school…

May 20

Staff Blog

What We Can Learn From Districts Beating the Odds in Pre-K Enrollment

A Conversation with Kentasha McMorris and Courtney Isaak Pichon In Fall 2024, Brownsville ISD and San Antonio ISD demonstrated the highest pre-K enrollment among large…

May 14

Mingyu Lu

Post-Pandemic Recovery? Half of Houston-Area School Districts See Teacher Turnover Stabilize

Teacher turnover in Houston-area public schools surged in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, but new data shows that about half of the region’s school…

May 12

Courtney Isaak Pichon

From Awareness to Action: Our Key Insights about Pre-K Enrollment

From our earliest days as an organization, Good Reason Houston has supported pre-K access and quality across the region. To improve public pre-K and expand…

April 21

Courtney Durbin

Top Performing Students Have One Thing in Common: They Show Up

When students attend school, it improves their long-term outcomes. Recently, the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) found that students who attended pre-kindergarden were less likely…

February 11

Staff Blog

Good Reason Houston advocates for high-impact public school funding during legislative testimony

Good Reason Houston spoke to state legislators Monday to advocate for high-impact public school funding. Trista Bishop-Watt, Good Reason Houston’s director of government relations, testified…

August 12

Early Education

8 Education Predictions for the 2024-2025 School Year

With the 2024-2025 school year approaching, Good Reason Houston has spoken with educators and community members, pored over data, and researched topics to understand what…

February 28

Educators

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…

November 20

Policy

Texas Legislative Update: HB 1 and House Floor Recap

With the Texas Legislature in the middle of its fourth Special Legislative Session, several high profile education policy issues remain unsettled, including school finance, academic accountability, teacher supports, and school choice.

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The ABC’s of A-F: What Houston Families Need to Know About School Ratings

What We Can Learn From Districts Beating the Odds in Pre-K Enrollment

Post-Pandemic Recovery? Half of Houston-Area School Districts See Teacher Turnover Stabilize

From Awareness to Action: Our Key Insights about Pre-K Enrollment

Top Performing Students Have One Thing in Common: They Show Up

Good Reason Houston advocates for high-impact public school funding during legislative testimony

8 Education Predictions for the 2024-2025 School Year

An Unequal Partnership: The Challenges Black Parents Face in the Education System

Texas Legislative Update: HB 1 and House Floor Recap

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The ABC’s of A-F: What Houston Families Need to Know About School Ratings

What We Can Learn From Districts Beating the Odds in Pre-K Enrollment

Post-Pandemic Recovery? Half of Houston-Area School Districts See Teacher Turnover Stabilize

From Awareness to Action: Our Key Insights about Pre-K Enrollment

Top Performing Students Have One Thing in Common: They Show Up

Good Reason Houston advocates for high-impact public school funding during legislative testimony

8 Education Predictions for the 2024-2025 School Year

An Unequal Partnership: The Challenges Black Parents Face in the Education System

Texas Legislative Update: HB 1 and House Floor Recap

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