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Education Administration ProgramsTexas, United States51-200 Employees
Breakthrough Houston, based in Houston, Texas, operates in the Education Administration Programs field and provides no-cost academic enrichment through its Summer, School Year, and College Bound programs. It serves students who have high academic potential but limited educational resources, aiming to prepare them for admission to competitive high schools and for college readiness. Through its programs, students have been admitted to a range of high-performing Houston high schools, including St. John’s, Episcopal, Debakey High School for Health Professions, Carnegie Vanguard, Lamar, YES Prep, and Bellaire, while graduates have gone on to universities such as Stanford, Yale, Emory, Georgetown, SMU, Baylor, and the University of Texas. The organization also recruits and trains college and high school students to pursue careers in education, with many participants reporting an increased interest in teaching resulting from their Breakthrough experience. Located in the Houston region, Breakthrough Houston focuses on expanding access to advanced schooling pathways within the education sector. A recent development is a partnership with Awty International School, which expanded its middle school program to a third site and supported efforts to strengthen internal systems for lasting impact.