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№ from-predicting-prison-beds-to-preventing-themField StudySeptember 2026
From Predicting Prison Beds to Preventing Them
How Measure's CARE Model helped Yes2Texas turn community knowledge into a measurable prevention strategy for disrupting the school-to-prison pipeline in Sunnyside, Houston.
Social JusticeEducationYouth Empowerment
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A case study of how Yes2Texas used Measure's CARE Model—Community, Advocacy, Resilience and Evidence—to connect four community programs, build a theory of change, and measure protective factors that can prevent young people from entering the school-to-prison pipeline.
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Measure, , & Yes2Texas, (2026). From Predicting Prison Beds to Preventing Them: How Measure's CARE Model Helped Yes2Texas Build a Data-Driven Strategy to Disrupt the School-to-Prison Pipeline [Report]. Measure, in partnership with Yes2Texas. https://wemeasure.org/reports/from-predicting-prison-beds-to-preventing-them
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