CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

Education

• Improved the Quality of Child Care Through Economies of Scale: A Look at Shared Services Approaches for Texas, 2018
• Pre-K in Texas: A Critical Component for Academic Success, 2016
• The Early Investment Project: Subsidized Child Care in Texas, 2016
• The Status of Charter Schools in Texas – Dispelling the Myths and Analyzing the Realities, 2015
• The State of Pre-K: Realities and Opportunities in Texas (Full Report), 2014
• Doing More with Less: Looking Beyond Public Schools (Full Report), 2012
• PBS FRONTLINE: Dropout Nation, 2012

Human Trafficking

• The Sex Trafficking Marketplace: Addressing Demand through Legislation and Tactics, 2015
• The Texas Safe House Movement: An Examination of Restorative Shelter Core Components and Recommendations, 2011
• The State of Human Trafficking in Texas, 2009
• Slavery Out of the Shadows (TYLA video featuring former Senior Staff Attorney, Dawn Lew, and CEO, Dr. Sanborn)

Food Insecurity

• Food for Every Child: The Need for Healthy Food Retail in the Greater Dallas Area, 2015
• School Breakfast Programs in North Texas and Across the State, 2013
• Roadmap for Encouraging Grocery Development in Houston and Texas (full report), 2012

 Parenting

• Fatherhood Resources – National and Texas, 2015
• The State of Parent Education in Dallas County, 2014
• Triple P Parenting Pilot Evaluation (full report), 2014
• A National Survey of Parent Support Legislation and Regulations, 2014
• Scaling Up Evidence-Based Parent Education in Houston, Texas, 2013
• Parents’ Perception of Parent Education Survey Results, 2013
• The State of Parent Education in Houston, TX, 2012

Mental Health & Juvenile Justice

• Juvenile Specialty Courts: An Examination of Rehabilitative Justice in Texas and Across the Nation, 2014
• The State of Juvenile Justice, 2011
• Texas Juvenile Mental Health Courts: An Evaluation and Blueprint for the Future, 2010

Latino Children Resources

• Children On The Border: The Use and Limitations of Special Immigrant Juvenile Status, 2014

Regional Publications

• Growing Up in Houston, 2017-2018
• Growing Up in North Texas 2016: A Community Assessment for Tarrant County, 2016
• Growing Up in Houston, 2014-2016
• Growing Up In Houston, 2012-2014
• Growing Up in Houston, 2010-2012
• The Future of North Texas Children: Assessing the Quality of Life of Our Children, 2012-2014
• The Future of Texas: A Report on the Status of Our Children, 2010-2012
• The Future of Fort Bend’s Children, 2012-2014
• Fort Bend County Assessment, 2013
• The Future of Fort Bend’s Children, 2010-2012

Legislative Session Resources

• 85th Legislative Session Report, 2017
• 85th Legislative Priorities, 2017

• 84th Legislative Session Report, 2015
• 84th Legislative Priorities, 2015

• 83rd Legislative Session Report, 2013
• Report on Human Trafficking Legislation, 2013
• 83rd Legislative Session Priorities, 2013

• 82nd Legislative Session Report, 2011
• Report on Human Trafficking Legislation, 2011
• 82nd Legislative Session Priorities, 2011

• 81st Legislative Session Report, 2009
• Report on Human Trafficking Legislation, 2009

• 80th Legislative Session Report, 2007
• 80th Legislative Session Priorities, 2007