ESEA Draft Released: On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, the Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, released a draft reauthorization proposal of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The bill removes much of the accountability structure ("AYP") in the most recent version of the law (known as "No Child Left Behind"). The bill also … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 13, 2011): New proposals for affordable housing site selection
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PRRAC Update (September 29, 2011): Foreclosed properties and access to opportunity
Foreclosed properties and access to opportunity Last week, we joined with other civil rights and housing advocacy groups to urge the federal government to help recycle its vast stock of "real estate owned" (REO) foreclosed property in a way that opens up new rental housing opportunities for low income families. Our letter urged elimination of barriers and new incentives for … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 29, 2011): Foreclosed properties and access to opportunity
PRRAC Research Briefs (September 19, 2011): More Reflections on the 2010 Poverty Data
More reflections on the 2010 poverty data Canaries in the coal mine: Census data show long-term financial distress among people of color, by Alexandra Cawthorne The U.S. Census Bureau data released on Tuesday paint a grim picture of growing economic turmoil in American households over the last several years since the beginning of the Great Recession. Although experts tell … [Read more...] about PRRAC Research Briefs (September 19, 2011): More Reflections on the 2010 Poverty Data
PRRAC Update (September 15, 2011): Trends in Poverty Concentration in the 2000s; “One Nation Indivisible”
New report on trends in poverty concentration in the 2000s Rolf Pendall's new report for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, A Lost Decade: Neighborhood Poverty and the Urban Crisis of the 2000s, provides an unsettling counterpoint to the alarming 2010 poverty data released by the Census Bureau this week. The report, written by the Urban Institute's Rolf … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 15, 2011): Trends in Poverty Concentration in the 2000s; “One Nation Indivisible”
PRRAC Update (September 1, 2011): “Can we achieve diversity and stability in gentrifying neighborhoods?”; Harmonizing treasury department housing programs with the Fair Housing Act
Coming up next month: "Can We Achieve Diversity and Stability in Gentrifying Neighborhoods?" A discussion featuring Sheryll Cashin, Betsy Julian, Ingrid Ellen, and Robert Damewood. At the Housing Justice Network Conference, Monday, October 17, 2011 at 2:00 pm, Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC. This panel discussion is the first in a series of … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 1, 2011): “Can we achieve diversity and stability in gentrifying neighborhoods?”; Harmonizing treasury department housing programs with the Fair Housing Act