Issues

Evaluating High School Dropout Indicators and Assessing Their Strength

This brief evaluates indicators for students at risk of dropping out of school.

What Americans Want to Do With Undocumented Workers

No matter how you slice it, surveys show preference for a path to citizenship.

Research Over Coffee: What New Orleans Schools Learned After Katrina

The dramatic overhaul of its school system provides a unique experiment on school reform.

What A Poll Of Mayors Reveals About The Uneven Economic Recovery

Businesses are expanding and property values are rising. But demand for food, shelter, and affordable housing is increasing too. What does that disconnect mean for American cities?

Research Over Coffee: How Trump’s Racist Remarks Fit a Pattern of GOP Rhetoric on Immigrants

The GOP front-runner’s attacks on Latinos are in line with the party’s ongoing anti-immigrant rhetoric, study finds

Houston to House New National Education Organization

Kinder Institute program will help researchers and school districts collaborate in new ways to benefit students Kinder Institute program will help researchers and school districts collaborate in new ways to benefit students

If You Want People to Stop Smoking, Show Them Their Neighbors Think it’s a Bad Idea

A new study suggests that where people live and who their neighbors are, could affect their likelihood to smoke while pregnant, despite health risks.

Research Over Coffee: How Foreign-Born Healthcare Workers Are Changing Houston

Doctors and nurses from foreign countries play a key role in improving the region’s communities – and its healthcare system.

Urban Insights From Around the Web

As part of a new weekly feature, the Urban Edge shares with readers the most interesting stories about cities from the previous week

To see the legacy of slavery, look at present-day school systems

Slavery has long since been abolished in the U.S. but the affect of its legacy may still linger in our education system.

With $2.2 million in grants, a new type of education research thrives

A new model supports cutting-edge education research that has real-world applications

What the Supreme Court’s discrimination ruling means for affordable housing

Some advocates hailed the milestone ‘disparate impact’ decision, but Houston’s housing authority says the situation is more nuanced

OKC Mayor urges cities to have “high standards”

Quality-of-life, he argues, is the most effective economic development tool a place can have.

How Oklahoma City's mayor got his city off "the list"

Mick Cornett to discuss the link between urban planning and public health June 30.

The City You Live In May Affect Your Risk of Suicide

New research reveals that the socioeconomics of cities may play a role in determining suicide risk