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Hurricane Harvey keeps 1.4 million students out of public schools for at least a week

Hurricane Harvey keeps 1.4 million students out of public schools for at least a week

by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Aug 31, 2017 | C@R Blog, Hurricane Harvey, K-12 Education, Research

By David McClendon, Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation Last Monday was the first day of the new school year for public school students across Texas. But for many children up and down the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Harvey has delayed the start of school – for...

Maintaining Positivity With Your Children in the Midst of Hurricane Harvey: How to Talk to Your Kids About What’s Going On

by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Aug 29, 2017 | C@R Blog, Hurricane Harvey

A few tips for parents on how they can support their children during this time of crisis in Texas.

Access to Latest C@R Research and Data

by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Aug 21, 2017 | C@R Blog

We know many community organizations are working hard to improve the quality of life for children in Texas and that now, more than ever, data is important to their efforts. To increase access to our research, the Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation (CSME) at...

Academic performance across Texas school districts

by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Aug 16, 2017 | C@R Blog

By David McClendon, Center for Social Measurement & Evaluation The Texas Education Agency recently revised their labels for student performance on the STAAR state exams. There are now four categories. Here is what these categories would mean for a 3rd grade...
Foster Care Failures & Reform: The Legislative Response to M.D., et al v. Abbott, et al

Foster Care Failures & Reform: The Legislative Response to M.D., et al v. Abbott, et al

by Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation | Aug 4, 2017 | Parenting, Policy, Publication, Research

On December 17, 2015, the District Court of the Southern District of Texas declared that Texas’s foster system “is broken, and it has been that way for decades.” The Court ruled that Texas had violated foster children’s Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process...
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