Fair housing reflections in the new Poverty & Race: > "Inclusive Communities Financial Institutions," the second of two articles from Betsy Julian seeking to reimagine future federal housing policy. > "False Choices in Fair Housing Policy," by John Henneberger, explores the simplistic "either/or" narrative that has come to dominate media accounts of the new HUD … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 1, 2015): Fair housing reflections in the new P&R
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PRRAC Update (September 10, 2015): School Diversity Conference; Title VI at Treasury
Agenda now available for the Sept 24-25 National School Diversity Conference: "21st Century School Integration: Building the Movement for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion," featuring a policy plenary with Department of Education Deputy Secretary John King, a keynote lunch discussion with New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones, and an afternoon plenary session with student … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 10, 2015): School Diversity Conference; Title VI at Treasury
PRRAC Update (August 20, 2015): Time’s running out?
Continuing advocacy in the federal executive branch: As the election year approaches, the federal regulatory process moves with increasing urgency. In the past few weeks, we've submitted detailed comments on the proposed new Head Start performance standards (which include classroom diversity for the first time), submitted joint comments with the Center on Budget and Policy … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 20, 2015): Time’s running out?
PRRAC Update (July 30, 2015): Social impact investment and housing mobility; 50 state survey of state LIHTC plans
Can housing mobility pay for itself? We explored this question in a new report published by the San Francisco Federal Reserve, Leveraging the Power of Place: Using Pay for Success to Support Housing Mobility, written by Dan Rinzler (Low Income Investment Fund), Phil Tegeler (PRRAC), Mary Cunningham (Urban Institute), and Craig Pollack (Johns Hopkins). Best practices in … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 30, 2015): Social impact investment and housing mobility; 50 state survey of state LIHTC plans
PRRAC Update (July 2, 2015): Roisman on ICP v. TX; Online apartment listings; HCV reforms
“The Power of the Supreme Court’s Decision in the Fair Housing Act Case”: Read Florence Roisman’s analysis of ICP v Texas, from the forthcoming Poverty & Race. Online “Section 8” rental listings: In its proposed rule on HUD Section 8 “portability” (which is still pending after more than three years), HUD requested comments on whether “the list of landlords and other … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 2, 2015): Roisman on ICP v. TX; Online apartment listings; HCV reforms