A PRRAC Publication (March 2020). Excerpt: "Source of Income (SOI) laws have the potential to increase voucher success and utilization rates, support geographic mobility for families with vouchers, and reduce the concentration of vouchers in low rent neighborhoods, freeing up lower-cost units for non-subsidized families. However, all SOI laws are not created equal; there is … [Read more...] about Crafting a Strong and Effective Source of Income Discrimination Law (PRRAC, March 2020)
Policy Analyses
The 2020 Democratic Candidates’ Positions on School Diversity & Related Educational Equity Issues (Philip Tegeler, Abi Hollinger, & Lily Milwit, November 2019)
Updated November 12, 2019. By Philip Tegeler[1], Abi Hollinger[2], and Lily Milwit[3] The first set of Democratic presidential debates in June brought to the spotlight issues of school diversity and equity, as Senator Kamala Harris asserted the importance of school integration, based on her own experience growing up in Berkeley, California, and criticized Vice President … [Read more...] about The 2020 Democratic Candidates’ Positions on School Diversity & Related Educational Equity Issues (Philip Tegeler, Abi Hollinger, & Lily Milwit, November 2019)
Stacking the Deck: The Regulatory Accountability Act’s Threat to Civil Rights
A bill that would drastically change the way federal agencies design regulations is on its way to a Senate vote. The Trump administration has made clear its intention to “deconstruct the regulatory state.” While they have lost no time in beginning to pick off specific regulations, the broader goal is to implement structural changes to bedrock administrative law and policies. … [Read more...] about Stacking the Deck: The Regulatory Accountability Act’s Threat to Civil Rights
How Attacks on the Administrative State Can Be Attacks on the Most Vulnerable
Many Americans who benefit from federal health, safety, and other regulations nevertheless succumb to the rhetoric and are led to believe that they are victims of government red tape and an overly burdensome bureaucracy. However, despite its negative connotations, the administrative state is often central to the government’s work in protecting and supporting low-income … [Read more...] about How Attacks on the Administrative State Can Be Attacks on the Most Vulnerable
The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure (March 2016)
Policy Brief (March 2016). By Philip Tegeler. Funding for this project was made possible by grants from the Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Kresge Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropies. Excerpt: "Without housing mobility counseling, and the public housing agency reforms that accompany it, we consistently see highly segregated programs that place poor children … [Read more...] about The Need for a National Housing Mobility Infrastructure (March 2016)
