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The Search for Smart Schools: Identifying Texas School Districts’ Best Practices
(2017)
This report outlines findings from the TXSmartSchools.org (TSS) Capstone Team’s mixed methodology study identifying best practices in high performing and cost-efficient school districts. TSS was particularly interested in ...
Building Resilience: Planning and Recovery Strategies for Small Towns after Hurricane Harvey Flooding - The City of Wharton, Texas
(2019)
As part of The Bush School of Government and Public Service capstone project, this report was conducted in an effort to provide recovery assistance to Texas communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Specifically, ...
Habitat for Humanity: An Exploratory Study on Homeownership Quality of Life
(2018)
Habitat for Humanity International (HHI) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization founded to help build simple and decent homes seeking to put God’s love into action in communities ( B/CS Habitat for Humanity , 2018). The ...
An Evaluation of the Causes, Consequences, and Potential Solutions to Increased Red River Flooding in the Caddo Parish Regions of Northwest Louisiana
(2018)
Urban flooding is a challenge for many parts of the world, and Caddo Parish, Louisiana, is no exception. Caddo Parish, located in Northwestern Louisiana on the banks of the Red River, has been the subject of intense flooding ...
Habitat for Humanity: Does Habitat Homeownership Impact Well-Being?
(2019)
This project studied the effect Habitat homeownership has on the personal economics of the beneficiaries and how the relationship affects their children's education and their families' health. The team collected data from ...
Bridging Perspectives: Data Protection, Privacy, and Security In The U.S. & Germany
(2016)
Following Edward Snowden’s revelations of extensive NSA surveillance, including data gathering from German citizens and political leaders, there have been tensions in the US-German relationship (as well as in the larger ...
The Bush School/Law School Capstone on State and Local Trade Barriers
(2016)
The client for this capstone is the North American Strategy for Competitiveness (NASCO), a nonprofit voluntary coalition of North American governments, businesses, and educational institutions. One of NASCO’s core missions ...
Exploring Income Inequality & Economic Mobility in the City of Bryan
(2018)
Although not specific to the City of Bryan, income inequality is a local reality and results in perpetuated intergenerational economic stagnation. This capstone project conducts research relating to income inequality both ...
CommunitiWorks: Baseline Assessment and Recommendations
(2013)
CW requires assistance in its efforts to evaluate the impact of their microfinancing strategies on their community recipients in Cambodia. Because of its expertise, the George Bush School of Government and Public Affairs, ...