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April 7, 2015

Historic Tacoma school renovation eyed as chance to open a library on the Hilltop

Debbie Cafazzo | The News Tribune

McCarver Elementary School has been a neighborhood landmark and a symbol for educational experimentation on Tacoma’s Hilltop since the school opened in 1925. And with…
April 6, 2015

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March 18, 2015

Do Section 8 Vouchers Bring Crime to Neighborhoods?

Shelterforce

We have long heard the charge that voucher holders in a neighborhood increase crime rates. Social scientists from NYU studied this question and concluded that…
February 6, 2015

Using Housing Vouchers to Improve Education

Preston Michelson | U.S. News

Tacoma has a special designation from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, called Moving to Work, that allows the housing authority more flexibility in…
January 21, 2015

State senate to consider program that pairs schools with subsidized housing

Aaron Burkhalter | Real Change

The bill is an attempt to expand the work Tacoma Housing Authority and Tacoma Public Schools started as a pilot project four years ago with…
December 4, 2014

College Bound

HUD User

It’s hard to focus on your studies or perform well on tests when you don’t know where you’re sleeping tonight. Provide residential stability, though, and…
November 17, 2014

Learning at a School With a Student Turnover Rate of 179 Percent

Rachel M. Cohen | Next City

What is new is the policy solution being tested out by the Tacoma Housing Authority and Tacoma Public Schools — largely backed by the Gates…
October 16, 2014

McCarver Elementary program showcased before national audience at conference in Washington D.C.

Debbie Cafazzo | The News Tribune

Policymakers, educators and leaders from around the country got a look Thursday at how cooperative efforts between the Tacoma Housing Authority and Tacoma Public Schools…
September 3, 2014

Construction begins in Lakewood

Shelby Rowe | The News Tribune

Now LASA is partnering with Tacoma Housing Authority to build a 15-unit permanent housing complex on Gravelly Lake Drive to help prevent recurring homelessness, said…
August 12, 2014

Tacoma Housing Authority wins LEED gold for community center

Journal Staff | Daily Jounral of Commerce

Tacoma Housing Authority’s Bay Terrace Community and Education Center in the Hilltop neighborhood has been certified LEED gold by the U.S. Green Building Council. The…