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Investigating Causal Effects of Arts Education Experiences: Experimental Evidence from Houston's Arts Access Initiative
The report encourages policymakers to be mindful and considerate of these multifaceted educational benefits when assessing the opportunity costs that come with decisions pertaining to the provision of the arts in schools.
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Education
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Neighborhood Gentrification across Harris County: 1990 to 2016
The inventory of affordable housing has been diminishing and this report documents where in Houston it's diminishing the fastest.
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Kinder Institute Luncheon
Honoring Jeffrey C. Hines | Featuring Dr. Stephen Klineberg
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Urban Reads: I-45 Meets the Walkable City
Following a presentation on what the I-45 freeway expansion means for Houston, city planner and urban designer Jeff Speck will be in conversation with Kinder Institute Director Bill Fulton.
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Transportation, Urban Planning
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Urban Review: Public vs. Private Investment, What's Left of California's Bullet Train and Some Property Tax Relief in Texas - Maybe
This week, why private investment needs to be considered alongside public dollars, what happened to California's innovative rail project, a painful proposal for property tax relief in Texas and more.
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