Public Policy Advocacy: Education Issues | Greater Houston Partnership

Education & Workforce Development Issues

Education Issues:

The Partnership is committed to improving the economic vitality of the community, with a keen eye toward attracting a highly-skilled and well-educated workforce. To do this, the Partnership advocates a number of education initiatives, serving students from "pre-K to gray".

We advocate for a highly-skilled and highly-trained workforce throughout the 10-county Houston region. Working with area businesses, school districts, community colleges & universities and government entities, we are creating the workforce we need to keep our region at the forefront of economic success.

Our bold proactive campaign of generating 600,000 new jobs in the region will require a major investment in education over the next ten years.

Education Initiatives:

Higher Education - 2 year institutions

The Partnership, along with the Gulf Coast Community colleges, urge the Texas Legislature to adopt the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's formula recommendations.
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Higher Education - 4 year institutions

As demands on universities continue to grow through ever-increasing enrollments, the Partnership believes it is imperative that the state support four-year higher education institutions at a level that preserves the quality of educational programs, services and research conducted by Texas universities.
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Public School Reform

The public school system in Texas has made significant progress in improving results and accountability in the past ten years, but more must be done to provide this state with the caliber of educated workforce necessary to remain economically competitive in this new century.
The Partnership supports:

The review and study of the state's accountability system
Alternative delivery methods in assessing student performance
Post-secondary readiness success
Differentiated pay scales on teacher recruitment and retention
Charter schools, if they are pro-accountability, and facility infrastructure needs.

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Texas Scholars

High school students need to take the Recommended High School Program (RHSP) curriculum in order to succeed in the real world after graduation. The Partnership supports an increase in funding for the TEXAS Grant Program , to cover the 36,700 qualifying, yet unserved students.

Texas Scholars High School and Beyond: Trainer Presentation- High School

Texas Scholars High School and Beyond: Trainer Presentation- Middle School

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Workforce Initiatives:

Increasing Nurses in Texas

The Houston region healthcare industry must find the skilled workers it needs to compete in the global economy and provide high quality healthcare now and in the future. The Partnership supports state programs to bolster an increased and diversified workforce of nurses and an improved delivery of healthcare will assist the region in this critical need.

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