Urban Edge’s most-read stories in 2025: Public housing, population growth articles top the list
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These seven Urban Edge articles garnered the most reader interest in a busy year for Houston.
Houston mothers and children face high rates of food insecurity. We’re working on a plan to help.
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Three local nonprofits and area mothers are joining to develop plans for curbing food-access issues for families, with some early lessons already gleaned.
Working Collaboratively to Understand and Address Student and Family Needs
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Researchers will share existing research on student and family support needs and seek input from school districts, nonprofit organizations and stakeholders on what type of information would be useful for them to guide program development, decision-making and support.
1 in 5 Texas students are still missing lots of school — and attendance isn’t getting much better
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Roughly 20% of Texas public school students were chronically absent in 2023-24, new data shows, a marginal decline from the prior year and well above than pre-pandemic levels.
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The Kinder Institute is examining the long-term impact of the ECI program on children’s educational outcomes
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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
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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
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The Kinder Institute is helping to measure the impact of the QCCM program on providers' skills, practices and business operations.
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This evaluation of United Way's Integrated Client Journey initiative seeks to better understand which clients are "ready" to take steps toward financial stability.
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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
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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.
FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US
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New research and maps show most people with homes in flood-prone areas sell their properties instead of taking a federal buyout.
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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.
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The Texas Education Agency and several colleges are making moves to prepare teachers for serving the state's youngest students.
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