Research Topic: Children

Research
Is Inclusionary Zoning Inclusionary? A Guide for Practitioners (RAND, 2012)

This report examines 11 Inclusionary Zoning programs across the United States to determine the extent to which the policies serve lower-income families and provide IZ recipients with access to low-poverty neighborhoods and residentially assign them to high-performing schools, thereby promoting the academic achievement and educational attainment of their children.

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Does School Mobility Place Elementary School Children at Risk for Lower Math Achievement? (Developmental Psychology, 2015)

This research, which involved children enrolled in the Chicago public school system, was published in the APA journal Developmental Psychology®. It shows that children who experienced fewer school transitions over a five-year period demonstrated greater cognitive skills and higher math achievement in early elementary school, relative to their counterparts who changed schools frequently.

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Collaborating with Housing Quality Stakeholders to Reduce Home Health Risks (NHC/MacArthur, 2015)

Lead poisoning, often resulting from exposure to lead paint in older homes, poses a serious health threat to children. The Georgia Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (GHHLPPP) uses Medicaid and other funding to carry out blood lead testing, home lead hazards assessments and education to prevent lead poisoning among low-income children. GHHLPPP will soon begin piloting home asthma risk assessments for children with severe asthma.

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