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What Do the Latest Children At Risk School Rankings Tell Us?

Since 2006, the school ranking system developed by Children at Risk has highlighted the successes and need for improvement of public schools. Each year they rank all eligible public elementary, middle, and high schools in the state of Texas. The idea behind the school rankings is to be an accessible guide for parents, educators, and […]

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Since 2006, the school ranking system developed by Children at Risk has highlighted the successes and need for improvement of public schools.

Each year they rank all eligible public elementary, middle, and high schools in the state of Texas. The idea behind the school rankings is to be an accessible guide for parents, educators, and community members on the performance of local schools and to spark community dialogue on the quality of public education in Texas.

So what have we learned from the latest numbers? Houston Matter's Edel Howlin sat down with Children at Risk CEO and President Dr. Bob Sanborn to discuss the progress report on Greater Houston area schools.

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Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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