3 Breakout Sessions:
RP3 Policy Perspectives: What’s Happening in Texas Education Policy?
Join Priscilla Aquino-Garza, Educate Texas and Gabe Grantham, Texas 2036
The first two months of the 89th Texas Legislature have passed. Join us for an overview discussion on what has taken place and what is still to come before session closes in June. Learn how your work might be of use to our policy partners as they advocate for Texas teachers, student, and communities.
Tool Exploration: Ed-Fi and Texas Education Exchange for Researchers
Join Jerry Lashley, Texas Education Exchange, Amy Musgrave, Texas Education Agency and Andrew Rice, Education Analytics
Looking for local and up-to-date data to boost your Texas research efforts? The Texas Education Exchange, a collaboration between the Texas Education Agency, Education Service Centers, and Education Analytics, is creating a low-cost data warehouse based on the Ed-Fi standard. Currently, 130 districts are contributing data, with about 800 more set to join by May 2025. Join us to learn how this technology provides standardized data for scalable, cross-district research and discover the types of data available. Bring your questions for an interactive discussion on utilizing these data for research initiatives.
NEW Findings and Insights: Tracking Education and Workforce Outcomes of Refugee and Asylee Students.
Join Toni Templeton, University of Houston, Education Research Center (ERC)
This session will share the recent findings from the University of Houston Education Research Center on the education and workforce outcomes of refugee and asylee students in Texas. Attendees will also discuss data collection practices in Texas public schools and explore the opportunities and limitations of those practices in monitoring and understanding the experiences of students in this important subgroup.
