Link to the full brief Related: Minnesota Supreme Court Decision (2020) Amicus brief of PRRAC and the Housing Justice Center on Remand (2022) Decision of the Minnesota State District Court on Remand (2022) … [Read more...] about Amicus Brief in Fletcher Properties v. Minneapolis (PRRAC, NHLP, & HJC, 2020)
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PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Denounces HUD’s Effort to Ignore Its Civil Rights Obligation Under the Law
HUD Announces Rule Seeking to Rollback 2015 AFFH Rule and Radically Change the Definition of Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing. WASHINGTON, DC - On January 7, 2020, PRRAC released the following statement: “Today HUD announced a major step in its ongoing rollback of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) Rule, a key civil rights regulation implementing … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: PRRAC Denounces HUD’s Effort to Ignore Its Civil Rights Obligation Under the Law
Causes and Consequences of Segregation (Brian Knudsen, November 2019)
By Brian Knudsen (Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, November 2019). A review of Segregation by Design: Local Politics and Inequality in American Cities by Jessica Troustine. Excerpt: "Political scientist Jessica Trounstine, a leading scholar of American local government politics, has written a remarkable new book sure to become a must-read for … [Read more...] about Causes and Consequences of Segregation (Brian Knudsen, November 2019)
Title I Funding and School Integration (NCSD, November 2019)
NCSD Policy Brief (NCSD, November 2019). Prepared by Philip Tegeler and Lily Milwit, Poverty & Race Research Action Council. Key Points: The current Title I formula under ESSA can disincentivize innovative interdistrict programs that promote racial and economic integration since Title I allocations shrink as districts reduce their overall levels of school poverty. … [Read more...] about Title I Funding and School Integration (NCSD, November 2019)
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)
