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People are more critical of government when family and friends are hit by natural disasters

February 6, 2023

Whether they’re personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice University.

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Persistence is crucial in the classroom, new reports from Kinder Institute’s HERC show

January 31, 2023

Possessing lots of persistence leads to better academic outcomes for Houston Independent School District students, according to a newly released series of reports from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a research center within Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

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$1M gift will allow Kinder Institute to expand educational research, public outreach

December 19, 2022

A new, $1 million gift from Houston Endowment to the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium will allow for expanded research capacity and more outreach to better educate practitioners and the public about pressing educational issues in the area.

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Timing is everything: How becoming proficient in English earlier can improve outcomes for students

December 7, 2022

When students who begin school learning English as a second language are deemed proficient earlier in their educational careers, their overall learning outcomes — including test scores and access to advanced coursework — can dramatically improve, according to a new research brief from the Rice University Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).

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Mental, physical health support top list of needs for Houston Independent School District students and parents

November 15, 2022

Mental and physical health support tops the list of Houston Independent School District student and parent needs, according to a new survey from Rice University Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium.

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Biden appoints Rice's Ruth López Turley to National Board for Education Sciences

October 27, 2022

President Biden has appointed Ruth López Turley, director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, to the National Board for Education Sciences.

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$50M Kinder Foundation grant will expand Kinder Institute’s work to solve challenges facing Houston

September 23, 2022

A new $50 million grant from the Kinder Foundation will empower Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research as it focuses on a bold vision for “inclusive prosperity” — ensuring that everyone can contribute to Houston's success and share in its opportunities.

A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.

COVID-19 amplified hardship for many Harvey victims

September 13, 2022

A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.

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New senior staff, structure announced for Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research

June 29, 2022

As incoming director Ruth López Turley takes the helm of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research July 1, the institute is announcing a new executive leadership team that will help implement a five-year expansion plan.

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Houston’s hot housing market has decreased inventory and widened affordability gap

June 21, 2022

Houston’s housing market is hotter than ever, people are paying skyrocketing prices for a declining inventory of homes and apartments and the affordability gap is getting worse, according to a new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.

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Stephen Klineberg: A retrospective

May 23, 2022

Through most of the 20th century, Houston thrived. It was a one-horse industrial town, riding its location near the East Texas oil fields to continued prosperity. The city was also world-famous for having imposed the least possible controls on development of any city in the Western world. Houstonians proclaimed themselves to be the epitome of what Americans can achieve when left unfettered by zoning codes, government regulations or excessive taxation.

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Kinder Houston Area Survey: As pandemic wanes, economy and crime become top concerns

May 17, 2022

As Houston emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy and crime top the list of residents’ concerns in the 2022 Kinder Houston Area Survey. Stress, anxiety, loneliness and isolation persist as the pandemic wanes, the survey shows, and Houstonians want the government to spend more money addressing economic inequalities and improving public schools.

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Rice to release 41st annual Kinder Houston Area Survey

May 10, 2022

Houstonians’ views on the economy, crime, the pandemic and other issues related to the city’s demographic transformations will be revealed in the 2022 Kinder Houston Area Survey, which will be released at a May 17 at a luncheon at the Marriott Marquis Houston.

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English learners more successful when they stick with one program, especially if it supports their home language

April 27, 2022

A new research brief from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has found that English learners have the most success when they stick with a single program — regardless of program type — and skills from their home language are incorporated in their education.

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Road map for recovery and resilience: New dashboard outlines post-disaster resources

March 16, 2022

A new dashboard developed by Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research with support from Chevron offers a road map for people, organizations and governments in the Houston area who need help after disaster strikes.

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