Education

How to Help the Highest-Need Student Loan Borrowers

A new Urban Institute report sheds light on who's most likely to default on student loans, and possible ways to help them.

Urban Review: Parks versus People, Prenatal Care in Texas and School to Prison Research

This week's roundup covers a new analysis of maternal risk factors across Texas, asks whether big park projects and the communities around them can get along, looks at law enforcement referrals in schools after high-profile shootings and even a Drake reference.

Urban Review: Houston's Housing Recovery Plan, Defining the South and Getting More Students Into Rigorous Classes

This week, Houston releases its plan for housing recovery dollars after Harvey, a bill in South Carolina aims to get overlooked low-income students into challenging, college-track courses and one writer asks, where is the South anyway?

Schools Still Feeling the Effects of Harvey

Missed school days, damaged schools and panic every time it rains were just some of the challenges educators faced after the storm.

When It Comes to Per Student Spending and State Funding, Houston and Other Large Texas School Districts Below National Average

Of the 21 largest school districts in Texas, none matched the national average for per student spending.