In the new P&R: Mapping the upcoming legal resistance, by Jon Greenbaum; “A battle for the soul of Title VI in Cancer Alley,“ by Amy Laura Cahn, and an interview with Miguel Acosta, an environmental justice activist from Santa Fe. Read the new issue here. Register now for #NCSD2025, the National Coalition on School Diversity’s 5th national conference and the largest … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update post-election Poverty & Race; national school diversity conference (December 12, 2024)
PRRAC Update
PRRAC Update (November 7, 2024): Post-election
Structural racism in American society is not going away – and in our work, we know that segregation and concentrated poverty are driven historically by intentional federal and state actions and perpetuated today by “race-neutral” policies at all levels of government, and that racialized economic exploitation goes hand in hand with this system. We need to continue efforts to … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (November 7, 2024): Post-election
PRRAC Update (October 24, 2024) School diversity and U.S. housing programs
LIHTC and schools: The latest in our series of reports and policy briefs on the Low Income Housing Tax Credit program looks at how state allocation plans can support school integration goals and expand access to high performing schools. See our new policy brief, “How States’ Low Income Housing Tax Credit Allocation Plans Can Help Increase Students’ Access to Integrated, … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 24, 2024) School diversity and U.S. housing programs
PRRAC Update (October 3, 2024): funding for diverse public schools; protecting tenant organizing
Continuing investments in diverse public schools: This week, the Department of Education announced 12 new Magnet Schools Assistance Program grants and two additional Fostering Diverse Schools grants, both adding to a cohort of grantees announced in May. More and more communities, across the political spectrum, have recognized the importance of racially and economically diverse … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 3, 2024): funding for diverse public schools; protecting tenant organizing
PRRAC Update (September 19, 2024): LIHTC and social housing; expanding protections for families with vouchers
Using LIHTC to expand social housing? The urban planning journalism site Next City ran a great story last week covering PRRAC’s 50-state survey of Low Income Housing Tax Credit allocation plans, and our collaboration with the Alliance for Housing Justice to expand social housing funding through the LIHTC program – read it here. Source of income discrimination: HUD has … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 19, 2024): LIHTC and social housing; expanding protections for families with vouchers
