Browsing by Author "Hood, Stacey"

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    Campus Variation in Grade Retention and Course Failure Rates After Attending Summer School in Houston ISD
    (Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2024) Thrash, Courtney; Pham, Annie; Hood, Stacey
    This brief examines summer school retention and course failure rates at schools throughout the district to determine which schools have higher rates relative to other schools in the district. It also looks at what characteristics are associated with a student being retained after summer school and failing a course in summer school.
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    Characteristics and Profiles of Pre-K Classrooms and Teachers in the Houston Region
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2025) Hood, Stacey; Cashiola, Lizzy
    The Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examined the characteristics of public pre-K teachers and classrooms in school districts in the Houston region in 2021-22 to better understand how well the programs align with research-based indicators that have been shown to produce positive student outcomes. This research examined characteristics of pre-K classrooms and teachers and analyzed them to identify and describe common profiles of classrooms and teachers.
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    Is There Support for a Houston Independent School District Bond?
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research, 2024) Stroub, Kori; Hood, Stacey
    The Houston Independent School District (HISD) announced in May it is seeking a $4.4 billion bond aimed at addressing critical infrastructure and educational needs. Branded as “Renew HISD,” the package would rebuild and modernize over 40 campuses, upgrade HVAC systems, improve campus security and expand early childhood and career and technical education programs. As the district was preparing its proposal, the Kinder Institute for Urban Research fielded survey questions to understand public support for the bond.
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    Student Enrollment and Mobility During the COVID-19 Pandemic
    (Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research) Pham, Annie; Thomas, Tori; Hood, Stacey; Horne, Autumn
    The Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) examined patterns of student mobility, specifically students changing schools or school districts, in Houston-area school districts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, this brief examined whether and how student mobility networks in Houston-area school districts changed during the pandemic.