What would the electorate look like if Hispanics and young adults voted at rates that delivered a proportional vote for their groups? What if they voted like the most politically active voters — older adults and White residents? A look at the implications of changing voter turnout patterns: https://bit.ly/4eWt3P7
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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Houston, Texas 4,315 followers
An interdisciplinary research organization at Rice University
About us
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research is an interdisciplinary research organization at Rice University in Houston. Through informed research, data and policy analysis, the Kinder Institute hopes to engage civic and political leaders to implement solutions to critical urban issues, including education, governance, housing, mobility and transportation, resilience and demographics. In addition to core research programs, the Kinder Institute partners with affiliates on campus and off, including the Greater Houston Community Foundation’s Understanding Houston project and the United Way of Greater Houston. The Houston Education Research Consortium is a Kinder Institute research center with 11 school district partnerships, including Alief, Cypress-Fairbanks, Friendswood, Houston, Katy and other ISDs. The Kinder Institute is also home to the Houston Population Research Center, which organizes the Kinder Houston Area Survey and other studies of the region. Created in 2010, the Kinder Institute was endowed with a $15 million gift from Houston philanthropists Richard and Nancy Kinder.
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http://kinder.rice.edu
External link for Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Industry
- Research Services
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Houston, Texas
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2010
- Specialties
- Research, Public Policy, Urban Development, Transportation, Education, Community Engagement, Education , Disparity, Housing, Urban Planning, Resilience, Houston, and Harris County
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Kraft Hall
6100 Main Street
Houston, Texas 77005, US
Employees at Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Updates
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The Urban Edge wanted to know: What would it take to close the low-income housing gap in Houston? We asked one affordable housing expert to give a rough idea of what one unit of housing costs to build. “Rental units vary greatly,” said Houston Habitat for Humanity CEO Allison Hay. “The average cost ‘per door’ is probably closer to $170,000 to $250,000 these days. Supportive housing adds another $100,000 to that number. Pushing that much money into one geography would likely increase land and construction costs, pushing the number even higher.” That translates so tens of billions of dollars of investment needed to build housing options for the neediest households of Houston. Learn more: https://bit.ly/48eg5K5
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A new study finds that 61% of eligible Harris County and Houston voters are certain they will vote in the upcoming election. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3BXDPGg
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Opportunity neighborhoods are areas with more job opportunities, low crime rates, higher quality schools and other characteristics that promote upward mobility. A new study in partnership with the Houston Housing Authority identifies where these areas exist in Houston: https://bit.ly/4dS4n9c
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In the 2024 Kinder Houston Area Survey, 44% of respondents identified as politically independent or with something other than the Republican and Democratic parties. Here's where Houstonians stand compared to the US on several key issues: https://bit.ly/4eNRzSQ
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A new study provides insights into the mental health needs and barriers faced by sexual minorities. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4dJVSgh
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Over 29,000 students in the Houston Independent School District experienced homelessness in the year after Hurricane Harvey, according to new research from the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium. Families experiencing housing instability for the first time have resources that they may not be familiar with, including rights under the McKinney-Vento Act. Read more in the Urban Edge: https://bit.ly/3Nx8ygd
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Emergent bilingual students make up nearly a quarter of the student population in Texas public schools. The next Education Research Engagement Series event, sponsored by PNC, focuses on strategies to better support this group of students. Register here: https://bit.ly/4eK6tcd
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About 1 in 3 Harris County residents believe they have been victimized in their lifetime because of their race, skin color, gender or some other protected classification. Most people never reported these incidents to the police. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3TQSs4w
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60% of Houston-area residents have needed a home repair in the past year. But maintaining a home and making repairs is costly, and public and nonprofit organizations are often strained to meet the needs of those who can’t afford to have the work done on their own. Read more in the Urban Edge: https://bit.ly/47NzHVc