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2015

• “An Atlas of Upward Mobility Shows Paths Out of Poverty.” A New York Times “The UpShot” article by David Leonhardt, Amanda Cox and Claire Cain Miller. May 4, 2015.

** This article reports on findings from The Effects of Exposure to Better Neighborhoods on Children: New Evidence from the Moving to Opportunity Experiment (more details here).

Many of the additional articles and opinion pieces below stemmed from the New York Times coverage.

• “Want to help poor kids? Help their parents move to a better neighborhood.” A Vox.com article by Matthew Yglesias. May 4, 2015.
• “To break the cycle of poverty in Baltimore, fix the culture of poverty.” A Los Angeles Times op-ed by Jonah Goldber. May 4, 2015.
• “The toughest city in America for growing up poor.” A CBS MoneyWatch article by Kate Gibson. May 5, 2015.
• “When Moving to a Better Neighborhood Is Harmful.” A Wall Street Journal Washington Wire blog entry by Salim Furth. May 8, 2015.
• “How to Fix Baltimore: Start by lowering its property taxes.” A Slate.com article by Reihan Salam. May 8, 2015.
• “Smart Social Programs.” A New York Times op-ed by Jason Furman. May 11, 2015.
• “Neighborhood ‘Exit Strategies’ Are Incomplete.” A Huffington Post blog entry by Tiziana Dearing. May 15, 2015.
• “Long-Term Gains Seen for Kids Who Leave Poor Neighborhoods.” An Education Week article by Liana Heitin. May 19, 2015.
• “Time for leaders to do right thing for Baltimore’s poorest kids.” A Baltimore Sun op-ed by Dan Rodricks. May 23, 2015.
• “The elusive magic of neighborhoods.” A Washington Times op-ed by Salim Furth. May 25, 2015.
• “Early move can lead to income rise.” A Boston Globe article by Ami Albernaz. June 1, 2015.
• “How Do We Get More People to Have Good Lives?” A New York Times op-ed by Thomas B. Edsall. June 3, 2015.
• “The American Dream is thriving—just not in the U.S.” A CBS MoneyWatch article by Kate Gibson. June 4, 2015.
• “The Supreme Court Keeps the Fair Housing Law Effective.” A New York Times Editorial Board op-ed. June 25, 2015.
• “Fair Housing Won’t Be Enough.” A Slate.com article by Stefani Cox. June 25, 2015.
• “Vouchers Help Families Move Far From Public Housing.” A New York Times article by Binyamin Appelbuam. July 7, 2015.
• “How disadvantaged neighborhoods amplify racial inequality.” A PBS NewsHour video interview (with transcript) of Raj Chetty by Charlayne Hunter-Gault. September 1, 2015.
• “Race May Matter More Than Income When It Comes to Neighborhood Quality.” A Next City online article by Jenn Stanley. April 20, 2015.

2014

• “Does Moving Poor People Work?” A New York Times op-ed by Thomas B. Edsall. September 17, 2014.
• Reporting on Journal of the American Medical Association article “Associations of Housing Mobility Interventions for Children in High-Poverty Neighborhoods With Subsequent Mental Disorders During Adolescence” (more details here)
• “Moving out of poverty linked to kids’ mental health.” A Reuters Health article by Andrew Seaman. March 4, 2014.

- Also published by

o FoxNews.com: “Moving out of poverty affects mental health of boys, girls differently”

o Chicago Tribune

o Huffington Post

o NBCNews.com

• “Moving Out of Poor Neighborhood May Disrupt Boys’ Mental Health: Study.” A Health Magazine article by Steven Reinberg. March 5, 2014.
• “Study: Boys Report PTSD When Moved Out Of Poverty.” New Hampshire Public Radio coverage by David Greene. March 12, 2014.
• “Program to move families out of high-poverty neighborhoods helps girls, harms boys’ mental.” A University of Chicago News article by Jann Ingmire. March 4, 2014.
• “Moving Out of High Poverty Appears to Affect the Mental Health of Boys, Girls Differently.” Media releases from JAMA and Science Daily. March 4, 2014.

2012

• “The Neighborhood Effect.” A Chronicle of Higher Education article by Marc Parry. November 5, 2012.
• “‘Better’ neighborhood a mixed blessing for youth.” A Reuters Health article published in the Chicago Tribune. October 8, 2012.
• Reporting on Science Research Article “Neighborhood Effects on the Long-Term Well-Being of Low-Income Adults” (more details here)
• “Intangible Dividend of Antipoverty Effort: Happiness.” A New York Times article by Sabrina Tavernise. Published online September 20, 2012. (Published in print September 21, 2012 on page A3.)
• “Neighborhoods Confer Health, but Not Wealth.” A Wall Street Journal article by Ben Casselman. Published online September 20, 2012. (Published in print September 21, 2012 on page A3.)
• “Moving from very poor neighborhoods improves health.” A Marketplace report by Mary Harris. September 20, 2012.
• “Massive housing experiment finds those who moved to less-impoverished neighborhoods were happier.” A Boston Globe article by Carolyn Y. Johnson. Publish online September 20, 2012.

- Published in print on the front page of the September 21, 2012 edition as “Leaving a poor place offers well-being, not money, study says”.

• “Where You Live May Boost Your Sense of Well-Being.” A US News & World Report article by Serena Gordon. September 20, 2012.
• “Happiness gained from moving out of high-poverty areas.” A CNN Health “The Chart” blog entry by Elizabeth Landau. September 20, 2012.
• “Move to less impoverished neighborhoods boosts physical and mental health.” A UChicago News article by William Harms. September 20, 2012.
• “A New Neighborhood May Boost Health and Happiness, If Not Wealth.” A Time Magazine “Healthland” article by Alexandra Sifferlin. September 21, 2012.
• “Moving to less poor neighborhood boosts physical and mental health.” An Asian News International article published September 23, 2012.
• “Study: Even Minimal Improvements in Neighborhood Poverty Improve Mental Health.” An article for The Atlantic’s Helath channel by Lindsay Abrams. September 26, 2012.
• “Study shows relocated low-income residents find happier – not wealthier – lives in neighborhoods with less poverty.” A Nashua Telegraph article by Maryalice Gill. October 8, 2012.
• “Moving on up linked to less obesity.” A MySanAntonio.com article by Don Finley. September 22, 2012.
• “Rich Kid, Poor Kid: How Mixed Neighborhoods Could Save America’s Schools.” An Atlantic Monthly article by Sarah Garland. July 25, 2012.
• “If HUD Must Close, Let’s Keep Its Best Programs.” A Bloomberg View column by Edward Glaeser. April 23, 2012.
• “Housing As a Pathway to Better Health and More Opportunity.” A Huffington Post blog entry by HUD Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public and Indian Housing Sandra B. Henriquez, co-authored by HUD Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research Dr. Raphael Bostic. April 11, 2012.

· “For the Urban Poor, a Downside to Residential Mobility.” An article from The Atlantic’s “Cities” digital journal by Eric Jaffe. March 2, 2012.

2011

• HUD Secretary Donovan, HHS Secretary Sebelius Discuss Housing, Health, Education, Economic Outcomes of Low-Income Families. A Media Newswire press release. November 7, 2011.

• Reporting on New England Journal of Medicine Special Article “Neighborhoods, Obesity, and Diabetes — A Randomized Social Experiment” (more details here)
• “Experiment finds evidence that living in poor neighborhood can hurt your overall health.” An Associated Press article published in the Washington Post on October 19, 2011. Michael Stobbe.

- Also published in

o Chicago Sun Times: “How poor neighborhood hurts health”

o Yahoo Health: “Study: Living in poor neighborhood can hurt health”

o Chicago Daily Herald: “Poverty takes toll on health of poor”

• “Change Your Neighborhood, Improve Your Health.” A Time Magazine article from October 20, 2011. Alice Park.
• “Study: Better neighborhood lowers obesity, diabetes risk.” A USA Today article from October 19, 2011. Nanci Hellmich.
• “Moving out of high-poverty areas may lower obesity, diabetes risk.” A CNN/Health.com article from October 20, 2011. Amanda MacMillan.
• “Overweight? Change Neighborhoods.” A Science article from October 19, 2011. John Bohannon.
• “Move to better area tied to less diabetes.” A Reuters article from October 19, 2011. Gene Emery,
• “Neighborhood Can Affect Obesity, Diabetes Risk.” A U.S. News and World Report article from October 19, 2011. Serena Gordon.
• “Poor neighborhoods may contribute to poor health.” A Los Angeles Times article from October 20, 2011. Amina Khan.
• “Do poor neighborhoods promote obesity, diabetes? What study says.” A CBS News article from October 20, 2011. Ryan Jaslow.
• “Moving to less poor area may help fight obesity.” A CBC News article from October 19, 2011.
• “Obesity, Diabetes and Poverty Share a Common Zip Code.” A MedPage Today article from October 19, 2011. Kristina Fiore.
• “Improved Living Environments Can Reduce Health Problems for Women and Children.” National Science Foundation press release. October 19, 2011.

- Includes video interview with Jens Ludwig, MTO Final Impact Evaluation Project Director

• “New Study Shows Moving to Better Neighborhoods Reduces Diabetes Risk, as Reported by DiabeticLive.com.” A San Francisco Chronicle press release. October 21, 2011.
• “How moving up in the world can improve your health: Fall in diabetes and obesity for families who move to nicer area.” A Daily Mail article from October 21, 2011. Rob Cooper.
• Health Website Reports and Blogs

- California HealthLine: “Study: Obesity, Diabetes Rates Lower for Women Who Leave Poorer Areas.” October 21, 2011.

- Private MD Labs: “Better neighborhoods may mean improved health for those at risk for diabetes.” October 20, 2011.

- Third Age:

o “Obesity Risk May be Lowered by Moving into a Better Neighborhood.” October 21, 2011. Roberta Seldon.

o “Obesity Battle Better Fought Outside High Poverty Neighborhoods.” October 23, 2011. Rachelle Dragani.

- New America Foundation “The New Health Dialogue” Blog: “Once again, where you live matters - a lot.” October 21, 2011. Joe Calucci.

- Hive Health Media Blog: “Women In Higher Class Areas Have Better Health.” October 21, 2011. Claire Al-Aufi.

- U-Pack Moving: “Study: Better neighborhoods are healthier.” October 24, 2011. Landon Myers.

- Discover Magazine “80beats” Blog: “Moving to a Better Neighborhood Can Be as Effective as Drugs in Preventing Obesity and Diabetes, Study Suggests.” October 25, 2011. Veronique Greenwood.

2010

· “How Renters' Aid Is Helping the Housing Market.” From Newsweek’s “The Daily Beast” blog. August 27, 2010. Alyssa Katz.

2008

· “Want to Cut Crime? It Takes a Neighborhood.” A Washington Post article from February 24, 2008. Tim Harford.

2007

· “Sending poor kids to middle-class schools doesn't fix a thing; It doesn't produce better test scores or improve dropout rates.” A Chicago Sun Times article from October 7, 2007. Joanne Jacobs. To access the Chicago Sun Times archives, click here.

· “Neighborhoods' Effect On Grades Challenged.” A Washington Post article from August 14, 2007. Jay Mathews.

· Housing and the Poor. A New York Times Letter to the Editor by William Julius Wilson. August 4, 2007.

· “Obama Says He, Too, Is a Poverty Fighter.” A Washington Post article from July 19, 2007. Alec MacGillis.

· “On Poverty, Edwards Faces Old Hurdles.” A Washington Post article from May 7, 2007. Alec MacGillis.

2006

· “How Much Does a Neighborhood Affect the Poor?” A Wall Street Journal article from December 28, 2006. Jon E. Hilsenrath and Rafael Gerena-Morales.

· “Concentrated Poverty in New Orleans and Other American Cities.” A Chronicle of Higher Education article from August 4, 2006. Bruce Katz.

· “Katrina's Tide Carries Many to Hopeful Shores.” A New York Times article from April 23, 2006. Jason DeParle.

· “Bratton’s ‘broken windows’; No matter what you've heard, the chief's policing method wastes precious funds.” A Los Angeles Times column from April 20, 2006. Bernard E. Harcourt.

· “Book on Chicago housing case a primer for Baltimore.” A Baltimore Sun column from March 23, 2006. Eric Seigel. To access the Baltimore Sun and order the article, click here.

2005

· “An Uprooted Underclass, Under the Microscope.” A New York Times article from September 25, 2005. Leslie Kaufman.

· “Katrina's Silver Lining.” A New York Times article from September 8, 2005. David Brooks.

· “Ruling gives vindication to Schmoke: After the former mayor testifies, a judge says the city did not engage in intentional racial discrimination during his administration.” A Baltimore Sun article from January 20, 2005. Eric Seigel.

· “Suburbs fight efforts to move the poor.” A Baltimore Sun article from January 20, 2005. Childs Walker.

2004

· “Decades after injustices were exposed by the civil rights movement, sentiment keeps blacks and whites living apart.” A Baltimore Sun column from January 18, 2004. Michael Hill.

2003

· “Ghetto Miasma; Enough To Make You Sick?” A New York Times article from October 12, 2003. Helen Epstein.

· “Housing Complex: A Scholar Asks Whether We Really Have to Destroy Public Housing in Order to Save It.” A Boston Globe article from March 9, 2003. Chris Berdik. To access the Boston Globe archives, click here.

2002

· “Equality of Opportunity and the Importance of Place: Summary of a Workshop.” A publication produced by the Center for Social and Economic Studies, a Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, 2002.

· “Moving to Opportunity.” A piece in Online Opinion, January 15, 2002.  Andrew Leigh, Justin Wolfers.

2001

· “The Geography of Life's Chances.” An article in the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston's Regional Review, Quarter 4, 2001. Miriam Wasserman.

· “Fear in the Ghetto and Its Ramifications for Parents.” An article in the JCPR Policy Briefs series, September 2001. Jeffrey Kling, Jeffrey Liebman, Lawrence Katz.

· “Movin’ on Up?” (link). An article from the Monitor of Psychology from July/August 2001. Tori DeAngelis.

· “A Voucher Success.” A Boston Globe report from May 22, 2001. David Warsh. To access the abstract or order the article, click here.

· “Economic View: By Listening, 3 Economists Show that Slums Hurt the Poor.” A Sunday New York Times story from February 18, 2001. Louis Uchitelle.

· Poverty Research News. A January-February 2001 edition devoted to Moving to Opportunity research. Articles by Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, Alessandra Del Conte, Greg Duncan, Jeffrey Kling, Helen Ladd, Tama Leventhal, Jens Ludwig, Sara McLanahan, Becky Pettit, Emily Rosenbaum.

2000

· “Lessons: Offering Poor An Alternative To Vouchers.” A New York Times column from October 18, 2000. Richard Rothstein.

· “‘Dateline’ Looks At Pros, Cons Of Relocating Poor.” A New York Daily News column from August 11, 2000 about the Dateline documentary “Breaking Away—Out of Public Housing.” Eric Mink.

· “Can Housing Vouchers Help Poor Children?” A Brookings Institution Policy Brief from July 2000. Greg Duncan and Jens Ludwig.

· “From Ghetto to White Picket Fence.” A CBS Evening News report from June 5, 2000. John Roberts.

· “In Baltimore, Getting a Lease on Middle-Class Life.” A Washington Post front page story from May 10, 2000. Amy Goldstein.

· “What No School Can Do.” A New York Times column from January 16, 2000. James Traub.

1999

· “Housing, not School, Vouchers are Best Remedy for Failing Schools.” A Los Angeles Times report from January 31, 1999.  Larry Cuban.

1997

· “A Social Experiment in Pulling Up Stakes.” A Los Angeles Times report from September 23, 1997.  Larry Gordon.

1995

· “Housing Voucher Test in Maryland is Scuttled by a Political Firestorm.” A New York Times article from March 28, 1995. Karen DeWitt.

1994

· “Foes Kill Housing Plan Funds: Low-income renters call the move racist.” An article in the Chicago Tribune from December 15, 1994. Laurie Abraham.

· “A Fresh Start : Housing: The Moving to Opportunity program will take families out of the projects to see if a new environment helps them succeed.” A Los Angeles Times story from November 8, 1994. Larry Gordon.

· “Where Should Poor Families Live?” A Chicago Tribune report from July 23, 1994. Lori Montgomery.

· “40 Years After Brown, Segregation Persists.” A New York Times article from May 18, 1994. William Celis.

· “Hostility Toward Relocating The Poor Is A Matter Of Race.” A Chicago Tribune story from April 27, 1994. Clarence Page.

· “Clinton Wages A Quiet War Against Poverty.” A New York Times article from March 30, 1994. Jason DeParle.

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