Building Stronger Suburbs: Adaptability and Resilience Best Practices From Suburban Houston
A report on how suburbs can adapt to modern challenges and opportunities.

This study investigates Texas’ accountability landscape, focusing on the development and impact of the state’s CCMR standards — a key component of the A-F Accountability System. Findings reveal the framework's ambitious and turbulent development have had adverse consequences for historically marginalized and economically disadvantaged students.
Building the Data and Evaluation Capacity of Nonprofits in the Greater Houston Area
Through a series of case studies, the Kinder Institute is teaching organizations how to use their data to better serve the community.
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Building Stronger Suburbs: Adaptability and Resilience Best Practices From Suburban Houston
A report on how suburbs can adapt to modern challenges and opportunities.
Disparate City: Understanding Rising Levels of Concentrated Poverty and Affluence in Greater Houston
This report examines the clustering of poverty and the uneven distribution of economic circumstances across Greater Houston.
This report attempts to assess and map the Opportunity Youth and Young Adult population as well outline strategies for success for educators, service providers and employers looking to prevent and combat disengagement.
Mayoral Elections in Indiana: 2003-2015
The report examines a host of indicators regarding mayoral elections in Indiana, including mayoral races in 474 general elections and 706 primary elections in more than 120 Indiana cities.
The Houston Pension Question: How the City's Pension Liability Grew and the Options for Reform
This report presents options for pension reform.
College Advising Program: CSA Feedback
A collection of interviews with college advisers offers reflections and improvements for a program meant to get more students into post-secondary school.
The Shifting City: Houston's Unequal History of Racial Change
This report provides a comprehensive look at the evolution of the Houston area’s racial/ethnic composition on a small geographic scale.
This report looks at the effect of specialized teacher training in math for students' academic performance.
Houston in Flux: Understanding a Decade of Bayou City Development
This report quantifies, visualizes and analyzes new construction and demolition in Harris County between 2005 and 2015.
Kinder Houston Area Survey: 2016 Results
35th annual Kinder Houston Area Survey
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