A NCSD & PRRAC Research Brief (October 2010). By Philip Tegeler, Roslyn Arlin Mickelson, and Martha Bottia. Excerpt: "The goals of promoting integration and avoiding racial isolation in K-12 education were recently reaffirmed as compelling government interests by five Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District … [Read more...] about Research Brief No. 4: What We Know About School Integration, College Attendance, and the Reduction of Poverty (NCSD & PRRAC, October 2010)
Publications
Building Sustainable, Inclusive Communities (PRRAC-Building One America, May 2010)
A PRRAC-Building One America Report (May 2010). By David Rusk. Excerpt: "HUD’s new “Sustainable Communities Initiative” (SCI) represents the best of the new administration – looking forward creatively towards a new metropolitan future, and crossing bureaucratic silos to engage transportation policy, environmental policy, and housing policy in the same program. However, the … [Read more...] about Building Sustainable, Inclusive Communities (PRRAC-Building One America, May 2010)
New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program (PRRAC & the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, October 2009)
A PRRAC & Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign (October 2009). By Lora Engdahl. Excerpt: "In the Baltimore region, a successful housing mobility program is providing families living in very disadvantaged inner-city communities with a new home and a chance for a new life. Minority voucher holders in the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly titled Section 8) … [Read more...] about New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program (PRRAC & the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, October 2009)
Connecting Families to Opportunity: A Resource Guide for Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrators (Kami Kruckenberg, Jason Small, Philip Tegeler, & Mariana Arcaya, July 2009)
A PRRAC Report (July 2009). By Kami Kruckenberg, Jason Small, Philip Tegeler, and Mariana Arcaya. Excerpt: Access to improved opportunities in employment, education, and even health are greatly influenced by housing location. Today, we are at a critical moment in housing mobility policy. Though more research is necessary, we now know a good deal about the benefits of … [Read more...] about Connecting Families to Opportunity: A Resource Guide for Housing Choice Voucher Program Administrators (Kami Kruckenberg, Jason Small, Philip Tegeler, & Mariana Arcaya, July 2009)
Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond (Edited by Chester Hartman, 2009)
Edited by Chester Hartman (Lexington Books, 2009). Synopsis: A set of essays for Mandate for Change. The volume offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domestic and international topic, written specifically for the book by leading thinkers and activists in the field. Learn more... … [Read more...] about Mandate for Change: Policies and Leadership for 2009 and Beyond (Edited by Chester Hartman, 2009)
