Poster #13 - Building Futures: The Impact of Affordable Housing on Student Achievement

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Abstract

Created in 1986, the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) serves as one of the main subsidized housing policy tools actively tackling housing-related barriers for low-income households via the provision of affordable units across the country. This research examines the extent to which exposure to LIHTC developments engenders shifts in school composition/diversity and K-12 public school students' academic and behavioral outcomes. By disentangling the mechanisms through which subsidized housing permeates the educational landscape, this project seeks to elucidate the (in)direct, yet integral role that housing stability, neighborhood- and school-level resources, as well as peers play in shaping the short- and long-term student academic trajectories. This research adopts a Difference-in-Differences (DiD) approach, utilizing publicly available datasets and Wisconsin student-level administrative data to contribute to the housing policy and education-related literature by shedding light on the (in)direct role of housing policy in school-related outcomes.

Author

• Kejda Llana, University of Delaware
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