One Nation Invisible has released their newest story from the field, "Utah's Bilingual Boon," an engaging profile of Spanish two-way bilingual programs near Park City, which are part of a larger state-supported language immersion effort in a so-called "red state" that has also come to value immigrant integration. One Nation Indivisible is a project of the Charles Hamilton … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (April 3, 2014): Immigrant integration; LIHTC and FRPL
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PRRAC Update (March 13, 2014): What do we know about inequality?
“The Challenge of Inequality” by Justin Steil, in the new Poverty & Race – a concise and powerful overview of recent economics research, including new scholarship at UC-Berkeley. Plus an article from Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett on the psychological impacts of inequality. Fair housing goals in HUD’s “Housing Counseling” program: HUD’s $38.5 million Housing … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 13, 2014): What do we know about inequality?
PRRAC Update (February 27, 2014): Early education; President Obama’s new Young Men of Color initiative
New opportunity for integrated Pre-K education? Recent research shows that children in kindergarten and pre-K are the most segregated age group in America, by race, ethnicity, and income. But there is growing evidence that all children do better in integrated early education programs. Will the Department of Education's new $250M early education program help to bring … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 27, 2014): Early education; President Obama’s new Young Men of Color initiative
PRRAC Update (February 13, 2014): Protecting vulnerable children
Housing mobility and child health: We participated in a powerful Aspen Institute Roundtable in Baltimore last week titled "After Thompson: Getting Kids Out of Harm's Way - Implications for the Well-Being of Children," which focused on recent research on the developmental impacts of "toxic stress" and trauma on young children living in distressed communities - and the important … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 13, 2014): Protecting vulnerable children
PRRAC Update (January 30, 2014): Progress at HUD and Dept of Ed?
President Obama's call for an "Opportunity Agenda" in 2014 at HUD: This needs to include an early release and implementation of the final "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule," and a serious commitment to fair housing reforms in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, our largest assisted housing program. Stay tuned... One step forward, one step back for … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 30, 2014): Progress at HUD and Dept of Ed?
