Publications


Affordable Housing report

Affordable Housing in AZ: Does Supply Meet Demand?

Reports and Publications
March 2018
David Schlinkert

Research shows that stable housing provides numerous individual and societal benefits. Arizona, however, faces a low-income housing shortage. So, what can be done to increase the supply of affordable housing for the 1.22 million Arizonans living in poverty?

neglect summary

Supervisory Neglect in Arizona: Facts, Issues, Opportunities

Reports and Publications
March 2018
Erica Quintana, Jade Sun

This is the fourth in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system.

poverty numbers

Poverty & Disability: By the numbers

Reports and Publications
December 2017
David Schlinkert, Alissa Heyer

self advocate

Lessons and training: Yuma

Reports and Publications
November 2017
David Schlinkert, Francis Pacaja

Updated: Spanish-speaking Latino families and adults with developmental disabilities underwent a two day self-advocacy training in Yuma that encouraged individuals to speak up for themselves and bolstered participants’ psychological empowerment.


Study Advisory Members
Lynn Black, MSW-LCSW, Program Manager, TIML

P U H S D

The path forward for PUHSD

Reports and Publications
November 2017
Dan Hunting

Phoenix Union High School District (PUHSD) has its roots in Territorial Arizona and has served generations of residents as Phoenix evolved from a dusty agricultural town into the fifth-largest city in the nation.

Arizona polity

Arizona's Future Past

Reports and Publications
November 2017
David Berman

housing

Domestic violence housing

Reports and Publications
October 2017
David Schlinkert

child neglect

Child Neglect in Arizona: analysis

Reports and Publications
October 2017
Erica Quintana, Jade Sun, Andrea Whitsett, Dan Hunting, Robert Vagi Ph.D., Joseph Garcia, Thomas D. Morton, Melissa Kovacs Ph.D.

This is the third in a series of briefs in which Morrison Institute for Public Policy will report on selected aspects of Arizona’s child welfare system.

Game changers

Gamechangers?

Reports and Publications
October 2017
Thom Reilly, Andrea Whitsett, Joseph Garcia, William Hart, Patrick McWhortor, Bonnie Reiss, Christian Grose, Michelle Cornelius, S. Jason Giannaros, Jacqueline Salit, Cathy Stewart

Financing Special Education

Financing Special Education

Education Financing and Special Education

Reports and Publications
September 2017
Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act mandates that all children with disabilities receive a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE). One of the biggest barriers to implementing FAPE in Arizona is inadequate funding, which has led to a shortage of well trained and qualified teachers.

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