Weathering the Storm: Hurricane Harvey and Student Housing Instability
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| Title: | Weathering the Storm: Hurricane Harvey and Student Housing Instability |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Meredith P. Richards, Cheyenne Phillips, Alexandra E. Pavlakis, J. Kessa Roberts, Rice University, Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), Southern Methodist University (SMU), Simmons School of Education and Human Development |
| Source: | Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Houston Education Research Consortium. 2024. |
| Availability: | Kinder Institute for Urban Research. 6100 Main Street MS-208, Houston, TX 77005. Tel: 713-348-4132; e-mail: kinder@rice.edu; Web site: https://kinder.rice.edu/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 14 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education Early Childhood Education Elementary Education Kindergarten Primary Education |
| Descriptors: | Housing, Natural Disasters, Homeless People, School Districts, African American Students, Student Characteristics, Race, Ethnicity, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education, Kindergarten, Identification, Crisis Management, Information Systems |
| Geographic Terms: | Texas (Houston) |
| Abstract: | In August 2017, the Houston area was ravaged by one of the costliest natural disasters in history--Hurricane Harvey. In this brief, the first in a two-part series, the authors examine the effects of Harvey on student homelessness in the Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD). The authors find that student homelessness in Houston ISD quadrupled due to Harvey, and most students experiencing homelessness lived, at least temporarily, in unsheltered contexts, such as sleeping in a car or on the street. Unlike other high-profile storms such as Hurricane Katrina, students who became homeless due to Harvey tended to be broadly representative of the district in terms of their demographic characteristics. However, they differed systematically from students who experienced homelessness for conventional, economic reasons such as job loss and medical debt, who were particularly likely to be Black. The authors conclude with implications of these findings for educational stakeholders in preparation for both generational and "everyday" homelessness crises. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED660508 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | In August 2017, the Houston area was ravaged by one of the costliest natural disasters in history--Hurricane Harvey. In this brief, the first in a two-part series, the authors examine the effects of Harvey on student homelessness in the Houston Independent School District (Houston ISD). The authors find that student homelessness in Houston ISD quadrupled due to Harvey, and most students experiencing homelessness lived, at least temporarily, in unsheltered contexts, such as sleeping in a car or on the street. Unlike other high-profile storms such as Hurricane Katrina, students who became homeless due to Harvey tended to be broadly representative of the district in terms of their demographic characteristics. However, they differed systematically from students who experienced homelessness for conventional, economic reasons such as job loss and medical debt, who were particularly likely to be Black. The authors conclude with implications of these findings for educational stakeholders in preparation for both generational and "everyday" homelessness crises. |
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