HUD-sponsored study on housing voucher discrimination laws Professor Lance Freeman of Columbia University has released a new study seeking to measure the effectiveness of state and local "Source of Income Discrimination" laws, which protect families with federal and state housing vouchers from discrimination in the private housing market. The study, funded by the HUD Office of … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 3, 2011): HUD-sponsored study on housing voucher discrimination laws; Integrated charter schools?
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PRRAC Update (February 17, 2011): Race, poverty, and the secondary mortgage market; Linking housing and school integration
Race, Poverty, and the Secondary Mortgage Market The Obama Administration's recent Report to Congress on "Reforming America's Housing Finance Market" has generated criticism in the civil rights community for floating several options that could withdraw the federal government from much of the secondary mortgage market for most home mortgages and suggesting increases in … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 17, 2011): Race, poverty, and the secondary mortgage market; Linking housing and school integration
PRRAC Update (February 3, 2011): Inclusive gentrification? EPA school siting guidelines; Interdistrict transfers; “Parents Involved” decision
Inclusive Gentrification? The influx of higher income newcomers into a low income community often leads to displacement of existing residents, with potential negative consequences for residents' health, children's education, and community social and cultural networks. But there are also potential benefits to existing residents in the early stages of gentrification, in terms of … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 3, 2011): Inclusive gentrification? EPA school siting guidelines; Interdistrict transfers; “Parents Involved” decision
PRRAC Update (January 20, 2011): Balancing the “right to return” and the right to desegregated housing opportunities in Choice Neighborhoods; Wake County’s return to segregated neighborhood schools; Compiling better data on charter schools
Balancing the "right to return" and the right to desegregated housing opportunities in HUD's new Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Building on our past work with the "HOPE VI" program, PRRAC has continued to advocate for a more balanced federal public housing redevelopment policy that protects families by requiring one-for-one replacement of demolished housing units, a right to … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 20, 2011): Balancing the “right to return” and the right to desegregated housing opportunities in Choice Neighborhoods; Wake County’s return to segregated neighborhood schools; Compiling better data on charter schools
PRRAC Update: (January 6, 2011)
Welcome to the inaugural PRRAC Update! Every other Thursday, PRRAC will provide a digest of news, recent publications, and other points of interest related to our work in housing, education, and health. We welcome feedback and encourage you to forward to others. To subscribe to the PRRAC Update and mailing list, click here. School diversity is now a Department of Education … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update: (January 6, 2011)