Issues

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

Why Cities Need to Help Millennials, Even if You Hate Them

If the country doesn’t build more apartments, demographer warns, gentrification will continue at a rapid clip.

New study shows benefits of two-way, dual-language education

Students learn English better when they’re also taught in their native tongue.

Mayoral candidates to debate health

The slew of candidates vying to become Houston’s next mayor will inevitably spend the next six months giving stump speeches about jobs, infrastructure and public safety.

How Oklahoma City’s mayor put his city on a diet

Most communities are delighted to make any of the “top city” lists that have become ubiquitous in the media in recent years.

Can a building’s design promote healthy lifestyles?

For more than a decade, developers competed to brand their buildings as “green,” betting that tenants would pay a premium for a structure with energy-efficient features that could save money and or garner positive PR.

Medical Centers Can Serve as a Catalyst for Cities

They have a lot to offer.

Q&A with Rose Gowen: How Brownsville is fighting public obesity and making a more vibrant city

Rose Gowen is a city commissioner and OB-GYN in Brownsville, a city of 180,000 that sits just north of the Texas-Mexico border. The greater Brownsville area has the highest poverty rate in the country – 35 percent – which has contributed to an obesity and diabetes epidemic. Gowen spoke with the Kinder Institute’s Ryan Holeywell about how the city is trying to combat a public health crisis. The interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

HISD opens massive school district data sets to researchers

Hundreds of professors across the country spend countless hours researching education, but few are likely to affect the way schools are actually run.

What Millennials Think of Homeownership (and why it matters)

Optimistic about their own economic futures, they're still leery of the housing market almost a decade after the real estate bubble burst.