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Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at HUD: A First Term Report Card, Part I (PRRAC, January 2013)
A PRRAC Program Review (January 2013). Excerpt: "During the first term of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has reaffirmed a broad commitment to fair housing. However, while fair housing enforcement at the agency has increased noticeably, the task of reforming HUD’s own programs has been painstakingly slow. A flurry of positive … [Read more...] about Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing at HUD: A First Term Report Card, Part I (PRRAC, January 2013)
Accessing Opportunity: Recommendations for Marketing and Tenant Selection in LIHTC and Other Housing Programs (Megan Haberle, Ebony Gayles, & Philip Tegeler, December 2012)
A PRRAC Policy Brief (December 2012). By Megan Haberle, Ebony Gayles, and Philip Tegeler. Read the Policy Brief... EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Even where affordable housing is available in high-opportunity communities, it may not truly be accessible to low-income and minority tenants without well-designed outreach and admissions practices. Communities rich in … [Read more...] about Accessing Opportunity: Recommendations for Marketing and Tenant Selection in LIHTC and Other Housing Programs (Megan Haberle, Ebony Gayles, & Philip Tegeler, December 2012)
Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools? (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Mertens Horn, November 2012)
A PRRAC Report (November 2012). By Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Mertens Horn. Excerpt: Existing research on the residential outcomes of assisted households finds that on average assisted households live in disadvantaged neighborhoods (Newman and Schnare, 1997; Pendall, 2000; Freeman, 2003; Galvez, 2011). This analysis pushes the question a step further and probes whether … [Read more...] about Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools? (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Mertens Horn, November 2012)
“What Are We Holding Our Public Schools Accountable For? The Gap Between What is Measured and What is Needed to Prepare Children for an Increasingly Diverse Society” by Amy Stuart Wells (September-October 2012 P&R Issue)
By Amy Stuart Wells (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In 2011, for the first time, less than half of the babies born in the U.S. were white and non-Hispanic. Instead, the majority of newborns were Latino, African American, Asian and/or Native American, a sign that the identity of our nation is changing, as are the social and cultural skills needed to … [Read more...] about “What Are We Holding Our Public Schools Accountable For? The Gap Between What is Measured and What is Needed to Prepare Children for an Increasingly Diverse Society” by Amy Stuart Wells (September-October 2012 P&R Issue)