The Texas Tribune’s Public Schools Explorer gives you information on enrollment trends, demographics, teacher experience, pay and outcomes for all of those schools, at both the district and the campus level.

The Education-to-Workforce Indicator Framework makes it easy to track the outcomes and conditions most critical to students’ success.

Early planning and paying attention to which classes are relevant for their major can help students save time and money.

This report from Bellwether draws on prior research and publicly available data to illustrate patterns and present options for policymakers to address operational funding and supports for rural districts.

The Texas Education Agency released its 2025 Annual Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the achievements and challenges affecting the more than 5.5 million public school students and their teachers.

The National Rural Education Association (NREA), the nation’s leading voice for rural schools, has named DHEDF a Strategic Partner in recognition of its work with rural schools in Texas and across the country.

This brief highlights the potential for incorporating weighting into the College, Career, and Military Readiness (CCMR) framework to boost college and economic outcomes for rural schools.

A new researh paper uses propensity score weighting to explore how the impact of dual enrollment varies by locale, and finds that students in rural settings benefit more from dual enrollment than students in urban settings.

This newly-released action guide features Texas programs and policies, including the Rural Schools Innovation Zone and Rural Pathways Excellence Partnership programs, and more.

South Texas College Dual Credit Program alum and current Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) president and CEO Felida Villarreal said she credits STC with shaping a journey defined by perseverance and service.

New video from Dee Howard International Education Foundation provides an overview of the resources available for teachers and students. The website features a STEM calendar, teacher resources, and a search engine for finding relevant content by grade level and topic.

Unlocking Opportunity, a project from Aspen Institute, intensively engages community college leaders and teams over multiple years to develop and enact bold reforms focused on increasing the number of students entering and completing high-value community college programs.

Need help with FAFSA or other financial forms? TxCAN and uAspire are here to guide you every step of the way.

Dual Enrollment by the Numbers offers key insights from the first national reporting on dual enrollment participation, based on NACEP’s analysis of preliminary 2022–2023 data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System.

The Peer Cohort Program Playbook is a resource designed to guide two-year and four-year higher education institutions in establishing peer cohort programs to support incoming first year students.

The Digital Access and Resilience in Texas (DART) curriculum integrates beginning English language learning with foundational digital skills.

Find a literacy provider in your city or country using these maps, searchable by county or Workforce Board Area.

Operation Connectivity formed to connect Texas's 5.5 million public school students with an e-learning device and reliable internet sufficient for learning.

Community colleges are an important part of the higher education landscape, offering unique educational and training opportunities to workers at all stages of their careers. This article tells the story.

Looking for evidence-based recommendations to improve student outcomes? Trellis Strategies has added new student success toolkits in their Research Hub. The toolkits summarize the latest research on student success and provide practical steps for administrators and practitioners.

WeTeach_CS is an organization that educates, empowers, and inspires K-12 and higher education teachers, administrators, and professional development providers to realize the vision of computer science for all. Sign up for their newsletter to stay updated.

Texas embraced a new, performance-based funding model for community colleges. A year later, campus leaders believe they are starting to see the rewards.

A national study found young children are faring worse academically than their peers before the pandemic. The problem’s scope in Texas is unclear.

Resource hub sharing literature and program scans, case studies, practical tools and other resources that Trellis Foundation staff and its grant partners have produced about postsecondary education attainment.

Searchable library of actionable research by scholars and practitioners that can inform systems change in Texas education. The Greater Texas Foundation also writes its own research briefs to provide timely and succinct information on topics relevant to postsecondary access and student success in our state.

First year results from the Texas Rural College Promise were released, showing significant progress on undergraduate enrollment rates across rural North and East Texas.

High-level data on the state of education, healthcare, and economic opportunity in the Texas Panhandle.

Online library of educational resources from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's partners and initiatives. Includes reports, infographics, videos, and case studies related to promising programs and strategies education (early learning, K-12, higher education, and teaching), workforce development, and economic mobility.

The Texas College Access Network (TxCAN) is an initiative of Educate Texas that connects and supports college access initiatives, with the goal of increasing students’ access to college and certificate programs. Their online tools can help you compare FAFSA submission rates and direct-to-college enrollment rates to other Educational Service Center regions, counties, school districts, and campuses in Texas.

The Texas College and Career Readiness School Models (CCRSM) Network supports more than 400 high school campuses across the state plan and implement unique pathway programs to postsecondary education. Use their online School Locator to find participating school models in your region.

Raise Your Hand Texas supports public policy solutions that invest in Texas’ 5.4 million public school students. This bilingual toolkit includes videos on school financing that answers questions about Texas school funding, how Texas schools spend their money, and more.

The rootED Alliance is working to counteract the lack of counselors in rural schools nationwide: forty-eight states are above the recommended ratio of having one for every 250 students, according to the American School Counselor Association. 

The Trellis Foundation's third biennial postsecondary policy summit in Austin, TX, on April 19, 2024, delved into mental health and wellbeing as a strategy for student success.

Many states, including Texas, have recently created initiatives that prioritize short-term credentials—postsecondary programs that take fewer than two years to complete. These initiatives are often designed as an alternative to college and targeted to students who do not have a four-year degree.

Marfa students are immersing themselves in the world of vertical farming, blending classroom instruction with firsthand experiences on village farms.

This initiative aims to address the critical One Health Crisis in rural areas of Texas and create a sustainable solution through education and community development.

Greenlights Grant Initiative provides tailored and free resources to assist nationwide school districts access school safety grants.

This new report from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas examines how the Texas economy is changing and, with it, the state’s need for education and training.

Empower Schools is a nonprofit that partners with communities to develop sustainable solutions that improve student success at school and in life.

This resource from Postsecondary National Policy Institute offers data on rural student enrollment in higher education.

STARS College Network provides resources for students to understand college costs, guides to admissions processes, and offers a community platform.

Uvalde CISD enters the final stretch of the Uvalde Moving Forward campaign to fund the design and construction of Uvalde's new elementary school, with updates to share.

Books Beginning at Birth is a statewide program that provides young children and their families with free to books and resources to support the development of early literacy skills and foster a love of reading.

For community colleges to reach their full potential as drivers of prosperity and equity, states must create strong, stable, coherent finance systems that enable and incentivize colleges to better meet pressing state interests and student needs.

This case study examines how three rural schools in Texas addressed three challenges rural schools face.

ARCIT serves small cities and counties in Texas. It offers a strong voice and resource to state and federal government to promote the best practices, policies and programs for rural and small communities, while enhancing the quality of life for all Texans.

The Texas Partnership for Out of School Time is a statewide intermediary whose mission is to convene, educate, and advocate to improve the quality and increase the availability of out of school time opportunities for Texas youth.

The Commit Partnership is a collective impact organization composed of backbone staff and hundreds of partners across Dallas County and the state of Texas.

Home to Texas is a scholarship-funded summer program that connects first-year students with internship and research opportunities in their hometown communities.

The Center for Applied Research and Rural Innovation brings faculty and students together with business, industry, education and community partners in dynamic environments.

United Ways in Texas fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in every community.

Texas OnCourse Academy offers webinars, tools, and resources to encourage family engagement in schools.

Toolkit from Empower Schools offering in-depth resources to ensure rural student and community success.

Video featuring rural teachers talking about what being a rural teaching means to them. Created by the National Rural Education Association and Rural Schools Collaborative.

News story about the Rural Economic Assistance League providing free transportation for rural communities to and from college campuses in the Coastal Bend region.

Podcast about rural education, business, and health with a mission to increase awareness and expand dialogue on the most important issues facing rural stakeholders.