Reflections on 21st Century segregation in the new Poverty & Race: articles by Gary Cunningham, John Powell, Sherilynn Ifill, and Gail Christopher. Coming to your actual mailboxes next week, but available online here. EPA and HUD coordination? We submitted comments to EPA regarding its proposed amendments to the EPA Title VI regulations. Our letter, co-signed by … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 18, 2016): 21st century segregation; HUD & EPA; FHFA duty to serve
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PRRAC Update (February 25, 2016): New book on immigrant integration
Save the date: book launch for Integration Nation! If you are in the DC area, please come to our office to hear Susan Eaton introduce her new book about successful immigrant integration efforts from across the U.S. -- Integration Nation: Immigrants, Refugees, and America at its Best (published by the New Press). This book originated in research for the "One Nation … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 25, 2016): New book on immigrant integration
PRRAC Update (February 4, 2016): Race and Reconciliation
Race and Reconciliation: Last week, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation launched a bold new "Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation" initiative to address racial healing and structural discrimination in the U.S. Modeled in part on past Truth and Reconciliation Commission efforts in other countries, the initiative is designed to "engage communities in racial healing and change … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 4, 2016): Race and Reconciliation
PRRAC Update (January 22, 2016): Blizzard edition
School integration guidance for ESSA implementation: The National Coalition on School Diversity (NCSD) has asked the Department of Education to provide guidance to states on school integration planning under the new Congressional re-authorization of Title I, the "Every Student Succeeds Act" - see the NCSD's comments here. Conforming PHA Plans to the AFFH mandates: … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 22, 2016): Blizzard edition
PRRAC Update (January 7, 2016): AFFH and more AFFH
AFFH assessment tool and guidebook: On New Year's Eve, HUD released the final "Assessment of Fair Housing" (AFH) form to be used by jurisdictions going through the AFFH process over the next few years, along with a 131 page Guidebook that fills in some of the interstices of the 2015 final AFFH rule, and a revised mapping tool to accompany the AFH. While the final assessment … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 7, 2016): AFFH and more AFFH
