Voluntary school integration funding: At a school diversity event in Louisville last week, Secretary John King announced the "Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities" grant competition. Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities offers up to $12 million for 20 districts or groups of districts for the purpose of developing plans to increase socioeconomic integration in K-12 schools. … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 22, 2016): Promising end of term policy announcements
LIHTC
PRRAC Update (June 18, 2015): School integration developments in charters, Head Start, and NYC; LIHTC in St. Louis
Continuing progress on school diversity: The Department of Education issued final guidelines and funding invitation(s) for state charter school grants this week that included priority points for school diversity. While the point totals were more modest than we would have liked, these steps represent an increasing emphasis on school integration at the Department. In the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 18, 2015): School integration developments in charters, Head Start, and NYC; LIHTC in St. Louis
Civil Rights Mandates in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program (March 2004)
Dear Ms. Robertson: We are writing on behalf of the undersigned organizations that represent the interests of low-income families and individuals who reside or seek to reside in Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) properties. We comment specifically on Chapter 11 of the Draft Guide (concerning violations of the Fair Housing Act). We have not reviewed other sections of the … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Mandates in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) Program (March 2004)
