Axios describes Houston's relatively wide Child Opportunity Gap

Published: 05.07.2024 Updated: 09.11.2024
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From Axios Houston

The Houston area has one of the widest child opportunity gaps in the country, meaning children in some neighborhoods are less likely to graduate high school than their peers living just across the highway. Why it matters: Children who grow up in high-opportunity neighborhoods tend to be healthier, have higher incomes in adulthood, and even typically live longer, per the Child Opportunity Index 3.0.