LONESTARP3 Data Council, How are Texas Community Colleges Responding to HB8 & Who Remains “College Career and Military Ready” in the Context of a Shifting Accountability Framework?
Breakout Sessions
LONESTARP3 Data Council
Jacob Kirksey, Associate Professor, College of Education, Texas Tech University
Sam Boiser, Deputy Director of Policy and Advocacy, Educate Texas
Join us for updates and insights from the LONESTARP3 Data Council that launched in Spring 2025. The Council aims to increase the visibility of Texas P20W data systems and research, as well as support improvements to supporting tools and resources to enhance and accelerate education research. Council leads will share prospect new products and emerging ideas for a broader state of the state report . This is a chance to learn how RP3 researchers and community partners are working together to increase the quality and use of Texas data.
How are Texas Community Colleges Responding to HB8?
Austin Slaughter, Research Associate, Postsecondary Education, MDRC
Learn about insights from a multi-year, mixed-methods study on design and implementation of the new funding formulas put in place by HB8. In 2023, the Texas state legislature adopted a new funding that shifted funding from being primarily based on enrollment to being primarily based on student outcomes. MDRC research offers insight into how community college funding changed between the old and new funding formulas, the institutional factors that contributed to those changes, and the extent to which the new funding formula provided greater financial incentives for colleges to implement evidence-based student success interventions. The study will offer insight into key details of the funding formula outlined in HB8, how colleges are understanding and responding to the changes, and suggest adjustments to improve outcomes.
Who Remains “College Career and Military Ready” in the Context of a Shifting Accountability Framework?
Gabriela Sanchez Soto, Senior Researcher, Houston Education Research Consortium
Join us to discuss research that offers insights for state- and district leaders in anticipation of revisions to Texas College, Career and Military Readiness (CCMR) accountability standards in 2028. CCMR performance can be the difference between a spectacular or substandard overall accountability rating, which also affects how much money the state delivers to schools. Analyses of state laws that outline system requirements, documents detailing discussions between TEA leaders and advisers responsible, and statewide CCMR data over the past decade offer insights to improve the revision process itself, as well as actions state, district and school leaders can take to make a smooth and equitable transition.
