CERD report issued: The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination has issued its Concluding Observations on U.S. compliance with the CERD treaty, reflecting many of the concerns raised by the delegation of U.S. civil and human rights groups that came to Geneva to testify. We were especially pleased to see the strong recommendations (pp. 6-7) on U.S. housing … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 29, 2014): CERD Report issued!
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PRRAC Update (August 14, 2014): U.S. racial justice review in Geneva
This week in Geneva: The U.N. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is holding its periodic review of U.S. compliance with the CERD treaty this week. Along with the official U.S. delegation, dozens of U.S. civil rights advocates are in Geneva to testify and monitor the proceedings - see these summaries from the U.S. Human Rights Network and law professor Martha … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 14, 2014): U.S. racial justice review in Geneva
PRRAC Update (July 24, 2014): New Frontiers for Title VI?
"New Frontiers for Title VI" - a forum in the summer issue of Poverty & Race, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of this key section of the Civil Rights Act, with articles by Robert García, Marianne Engelman Lado, Phil Tegeler, and Derek Black. School diversity at the Dept. of Ed: PRRAC joined other members of the National Coalition on School Diversity in comments on … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 24, 2014): New Frontiers for Title VI?
PRRAC Update (July 11, 2014): Will PHAs come together?
Long awaited proposed HUD rule on "PHA Consortia" is finally out: The new rule would permit multiple public housing agencies (PHAs) to pool their separate Housing Choice Voucher programs into one contract with HUD, with one "jurisdiction" area, one PHA plan, and so on. The goals of the proposed rule are "to increase administrative efficiencies...and to help ensure maximum … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (July 11, 2014): Will PHAs come together?
PRRAC Update (June 26, 2014): New diversity language at Dept of Ed
Revised "diversity priority" proposed for Department of Education competitive grant programs: In 2010, the Department of Education approved a series of funding priorities that could be included as incentives or threshold requirements in Department competitive grant programs - including a priority for promoting racial and ethnic diversity in schools. However, since the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 26, 2014): New diversity language at Dept of Ed
