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Research

Morrison Institute is a leading resource for relevant research, analysis and policy choices of public value. Recent research reports are listed below.

More Morrison Institute research reports are available in the Arizona State University archives.

	Poverty & Disability: By the numbers Reports and Publications December 2017 David Schlinkert, Alissa Heyer
	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
	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's Future Past Reports and Publications November 2017 David Berman
	Domestic violence housing Reports and Publications October 2017 David Schlinkert
	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.
	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 Education Financing and Special Education Reports and Publications September 2017 Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert
	Restraints and Seclusion Reports and Publications August 2017 Erica McFadden, Ph.D.
	Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Reports and Publications August 2017 Erica McFadden, David Schlinkert This year, the Arizona Legislature approved 30,000 new Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) to be in use by the year 2022. This briefing paper examines how ESAs are working for individuals with disabilities as intended, as well as some unintended consequences.