Civil rights restoration continues at HUD: with the release last week of the “Reinstatement of HUD’s Discriminatory Effects Standard,” HUD continues to repair the damage done to the Fair Housing Act in the prior administration. The Trump administration’s version of the rule, which would have eviscerated the standard, never went into effect because of the preliminary injunction … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 30, 2023): Civil rights restoration at HUD
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PRRAC Update (Mar 16, 2023): President’s budget detail; buses and schools; PRRAC is hiring!
From the President’s 2024 budget: Two specific areas that we have been working on are referenced in the budget that came out last week, with some changes from last year’s budget: Inside the Department of Education budget, the Administration has once again recommended $100 million in funding for the Fostering Diverse Schools grants program, to facilitate planning for school … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (Mar 16, 2023): President’s budget detail; buses and schools; PRRAC is hiring!
PRRAC Update (March 2, 2023): 2023 housing mobility conference; addressing real exclusionary zoning
Save the date – 9th National Housing Mobility Conference: Sponsored by PRRAC, Mobility Works, and CLPHA, this year’s conference will highlight the latest research, policy developments and practice innovations as we mark the continued expansion of the field. “Live” in Washington DC, Wednesday, September 20 – registration and hotel details to follow. In the meantime, if you … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 2, 2023): 2023 housing mobility conference; addressing real exclusionary zoning
PRRAC Update (February 9, 2023): AFFH comments; UN visit
Listening session on AFFH rule: We are participating in a Housing Justice Network “listening session” on the proposed AFFH rule (which was officially published in the Federal Register this morning) on February 15 at 1:00eastern. If you are considering submitting comments on the proposed rule, you may want to join the webinar – register here (advocates only please!). See also … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 9, 2023): AFFH comments; UN visit
PRRAC Update (January 19, 2023): AFFH returns; magnet schools and public housing; school accountability and segregation
AFFH – the administrative state comes full circle: After the Trump administration‘s 2018 suspension of the 2015 Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule, and after civil rights groups brought a valiant but unsuccessful Administrative Procedure Act lawsuit to challenge the suspension, the Trump administration in 2020 released a hollowed out version of the rule, which was … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (January 19, 2023): AFFH returns; magnet schools and public housing; school accountability and segregation
