Geographies of Opportunity (Measure of America, 2015)
This Social Science Research Council 2015 American Human Development Index develops measures of well-being for America’s 435 congressional districts (plus Washington, D.C.).
Read MoreHow Non-Minority Students Also Benefit from Racially Diverse Schools (Nat’l Coalition on School Diversity, 2012)
This 2012 research brief from the National Coalition on School Diversity examines the benefits of racially diverse schools for students of all ethnicities.
Read MoreMeeting Needs Today: A Needs Assessment of the Alexandria Human Services System (ACHSO, 2015)
This Alexandria Council of Human Services Organizations report is the second in a series aiming to identify Alexandria's housing and social service needs and outlining what needs to be done to address them.
Read MoreLegacy of Katrina: The Impact of a Flawed Recovery on Vulnerable Children of the Gulf Coast (Columbia, 2010)
This 5-year status report by the Children's Health Fund and the National Center for Disaster Preparedness analyzes the significant emotional distress, behavioral problems, and instability that persist among children affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
Read MoreExcluded from the Financial Mainstream: How the Economic Recovery is Bypassing Millions of Americans (Prosperity Now, 2015)
This CFED Scorecard, updated annually, explores the economic and financial well-being of Americans in each state across five categories: financial assets and income, businesses and jobs, housing and homeownership, education, and healthcare.
Read MoreAmerica in 2013 (ULI, 2013)
A 2013 ULI survey of American views on housing, transportation, and community.
Read MoreFrequent Moves in Childhood can Affect Later Earnings, Work, and Education (MacArthur, 2014)
This MacArthur Foundation brief shows that any move during middle childhood, particularly in low-income children, can reduce later earnings, work hours, and educational attainment.
Read MoreEvidence Matters: Fall 2014 Report (HUD, 2014)
This issue of HUD's Evidence Matters report focuses on the connection between neighborhoods and schools by breaking the issues down into three articles: Housing’s and Neighborhoods’ Role in Shaping Children’s Future, How Housing Mobility Affects Education Outcomes for Low-Income Children, and Protecting Children from Unhealthy Homes and Housing Instability.
Read MoreDo Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools? (PRRAC, 2012)
This 2012 report by the Poverty & Race Research Action Council and the Furman Center describes the elementary schools nearest to households receiving four different forms of housing assistance in the country as a whole, in each of the 50 states, and in the 100 largest metropolitan areas, then compares the characteristics of these schools to those accessible to other comparable households.
Read MoreTacoma Housing Authority’s Impact on Education (MacArthur Foundation, 2014)
This MacArthur Foundation "How Housing Matters" article describes the Tacoma Housing Authority's Education Project, which began in 2011 as an effort to help low-income and previously homeless children do well in school. NOTE: Original text may be inaccessible.
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