Center for Economic Mobility

How can Houston help more locals climb the income ladder? 3 economic mobility experts offer their take.

The region's first Economic Mobility Summit spurred conversation and ideas for helping more Houstonians improve their long-term earnings outlook.

AVANCE Parent-Child Education Program

This mixed-methods study by the Kinder Institute seeks to understand the long-term impacts of the AVANCE's Parent-Child Education Program.

AVANCE Quality Child Care Matters

The Kinder Institute is helping to measure the impact of the QCCM program on providers' skills, practices and business operations. 

Integrated Client Journey

This evaluation of United Way's Integrated Client Journey initiative seeks to better understand which clients are "ready" to take steps toward financial stability.

Youth Interventions

The Kinder Institute is assessing the impact of reVision’s school-based mentoring program on school retention rates, academic achievement and behavioral outcomes.

Voter Education and Participation

The Kinder Institute is evaluating the Alief ISD Civic Engagement Program’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats to examine the program’s effectiveness and sustainability.

Family ESL and Legal Support

The Kinder Institute is helping Alief ISD evaluate it Engaging All Families program, which provides programs and services to help families improve their access to economic opportunity.

What’s Texas State Technical College? A look at the school behind Proposition 1 on voters’ ballots.