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Federal and State Collaboration to Improve Health Through Housing

Report

Jul 10, 2018

In December 2016, federal and state policymakers examined the intersection of unstable housing and negative health outcomes at a meeting convened in Washington, D.C., by the National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) with support from The Commonwealth Fund.

New Community | Jul 10, 2018

CSH/CLPHA/UHC Aligning Housing & Healthcare Cohort

Connecting grantees of the CSH/CLPHA/UnitedHealthcare planning grant, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, that seeks to align public housing authorities (PHAs) and Medicare managed care organizations (MCOs) in three states -- Ohio, Texas, and Washington State -- at the system, program, and individual level.

Simple ‘nudge’ letters can boost school attendance, new research suggests

News Article

Jul 5, 2018

Neal Morton for The Seattle Times

"There's no silver bullet" to end chronic absenteeism, but a simple "nudge" letter has shown real success in reducing truancy.

A program helps low-income parents graduate at twice the rate of other community college students

News Article

Feb 5, 2018

Meredith Kolodner for The Hechinger Report

Graduation rates in Arkansas have improved for all racial groups under this program

How to Change the Trajectory of Low-Income Children? Help the Parents.

News Article

Mar 14, 2018

Ryan McKinnon for the Herald-Tribune

Education leaders reconvened on Tuesday to continue discussing how to help kids by helping their parents. The approach, known as the “Two-Gen” method is based on data showing a child’s trajectory is largely determined by their parents’ stability.

What we get wrong about the poverty gap in education

News Article

Jul 2, 2018

Mical Raz for The Washington Post

Poor children don't struggle in school because of their parents. They struggle because of poverty.