Analyzing Houston's child opportunity gap

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. The big picture: The index measures social and environmental factors such as school quality, parent employment levels, neighborhood income, park access and air pollution. • High-opportunity...