Research & Data
Promoting Data-driven public policies
Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation
The Center for Social Measurement and Evaluation (CSME) supports the research and evaluation efforts across all of
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Data-Driven Community Advocacy Tools
CSME designs and disseminates data-based research tools including:
- Annual School Rankings
- School data for parents through TexasSchoolGuide.org
- Early education data and interactive maps
Research & Evaluation
CSME assesses the impact of policies and programs, resulting in evaluations including:
- Nonprofit program evaluation
- Corporate social investment reports
- Community health needs assessments
- Fiscal evaluations
Publications
CSME produces research-oriented publications including:
- Improving the Quality of Child Care Through Economies of Scale: A Look at Shared Services Approaches for Texas
- The Early Investment Project: Subsidized Child Care in Texas
- Pre-K in Texas: A Critical Component for Academic Success
- Growing Up in Houston
- Growing Up in North Texas
- The Journal of Applied Research on Children and the Journal of Family Strengths
Education
Parenting
Human Trafficking
