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Do Atlanta Residents Value Transit More than Houstonians?
Houstonians and Atlantans alike are frustrated by traffic. How they want to address it is a different matter.
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Houston’s Pension Reform Package: Our Latest Analysis
Houston’s pension reform plan -- and in particular, its risk-sharing provisions -- should be viewed by other cities as a national model.
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50 Years of Education Research Hasn’t Fixed Inequality in Schools: Here’s One Reason Why
Education policymakers and researchers historically haven’t worked together. That’s starting to change.
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Houston Mayor Says All Three Pension Boards Support Reform Deal
After a 7-2 vote from the firefighters' pension board, the pension deal goes next to city council.
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Why We're Seeing the Re-Segregation of Schools -- and Understanding Its Impact on Students
Building on past research, a new study tries to determine what form of segregation contributes most to gaps in test scores between black, Hispanic and white students.
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Undocumented Immigrants Face Another Arduous Journey Once They Get to US: Its Health Care System
Without access to a health care safety net, undocumented immigrants are further disadvantaged.
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Understanding the Education Gamble on Houston Ballots This November
As the biggest school district in Texas, could Houston get the state to update its funding finally?
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How Houston Immigrants -- And Their Kids -- View Relationships
A study looks at attitudes around interracial dating, same sex marriage and working mothers in Houston's diverse communities.
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Years After Recession's End, Cities Nationwide Still Face Some Financial Headwinds
Revenue is finally bouncing back for cities nationwide. But big hurdles remain.
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Where Have the Repeat Home Buyers Gone?
At just over 900,000 in 2015, the number of repeat homebuyers is half what it was in 2001.
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