An increasing number of Harris County residents are unable to come up with $400 to cover an unexpected expense — such as replacing tires worn out from crumbling roads, replacing a refrigerator full of food after the electricity is knocked out for a couple of days, or having a kid get sick or injured and needing to make a visit to an urgent care facility. Read more: https://bit.ly/45R4104
Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Research Services
Houston, Texas 4,102 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
Locations
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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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With the help of EduDream, we will examine changes to the education accountability system in Texas around college and career readiness. Learn more ⤵
We’re excited to announce the launch of the K12 Research for Equity Hub’s second research cycle! Join us in congratulating the research teams who will spend the next year exploring state and local accountability systems: 🔹 Center for Innovation in Education 🔹 Kinder Institute for Urban Research's Houston Education Research Consortium, and 🔹 Lyons Assessment Consulting Their projects will produce actionable recommendations aimed at improving student learning experiences and closing opportunity gaps. Learn more about how each research team is #RethinkingK12Accountabilty and their intended impact 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gRAfB7pd.
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Advocates in the fight against homelessness in the Houston area are concerned that without adequate funding, over 5,000 people people could return to the streets by the end of 2026. Read more: https://bit.ly/3KZII2U
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The U.S. Small Business Administration is the largest source of funds for all survivors of natural disasters. Read our interview with Francisco Sánchez Jr., associate administrator in the agency's office of disaster recovery and resilience: https://bit.ly/3xHpyM6
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Amid accelerating affordability gaps, the Houston area has added hundreds of thousands of new homeowners, mostly in the suburbs. Catch up on what you missed in this year's #StateofHousing report: https://bit.ly/4bap2E9
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Catch up on our conversation about the State of Housing report with panelists from Houston Habitat for Humanity, Inc.., Houston Land Bank - HLB and the City of Houston ▶️ https://bit.ly/3REgHSt
Webinar: 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston
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Our fifth annual #StateofHousing report examines local trends in homeownership, affordability and gentrification. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cs10pd
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🗓️ Join us on July 31 to learn about the impact of pre-K across nine Houston-area school districts: https://bit.ly/3xbi2sP
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📹 "There is no better place to think about the future than Houston because the nation’s future happens here," Director Ruth N. López Turley said. Watch the full presentation of the #houstonsurvey:
2024 Kinder Institute Luncheon (Full Recording)
https://www.youtube.com/
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“As a society and as employers, it's incumbent on us to really think about how we constantly maximize opportunities for human beings, so that they have opportunities to advance even as we are adapting to new technology and increasingly deploying AI automation,” said Cart.com Co-founder & Chief Growth Officer Remington Tonar. Read all about how #artificialintelligence could transform Houston's workforce below.
How can Houstonians keep up -- and keep their jobs -- in the rapidly evolving AI landscape? | Kinder Institute for Urban Research
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