Regional housing mobility conference January 9 in Philadelphia: PRRAC is pleased to be supporting a HUD-sponsored conference, Moving to Higher Opportunity Summit: Exploring Options and Opportunities for Housing Mobility, highlighting the potential of housing mobility programs to expand housing choice and improve outcomes for low income families and children living in high … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (December 5, 2013): Upcoming housing mobility conference
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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)
Reaffirming the Role of School Integration in K-12 Education Policy (NCSD, December 2009)
Post-Conference Statement: An Urgent Need for Federal Support The November 13, 2009 Conference of the National Coalition on School Diversity brought together more than 300 people from across the nation. This included parents, teachers, school administrators, local and state elected leaders, longtime civil rights advocates, community organizers, and government officials. We … [Read more...] about Reaffirming the Role of School Integration in K-12 Education Policy (NCSD, December 2009)
“Some Possible Changes, Critics and Cautions” by john powell (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
By john powell (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) The effort of Julius Chambers, Dean Jack Boger and William Tobin should be applauded. They are looking for a creative way to change the trajectory that has pointed toward both restricting diversity in higher education and increased racial isolation in K-12. Their effort should be engaged and experimented with on … [Read more...] about “Some Possible Changes, Critics and Cautions” by john powell (March-April 2008 P&R Issue)
“Rothstein Responds” by Richard Rothstein (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
By Richard Rothstein (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Several commentators charge that I devote too much attention to social reform and not enough to school improvement as a strategy for equalizing outcomes between blacks and whites. Getting the balance right is difficult, but the biggest obstacle to doing so is an excessive emphasis on the role of schools. Were … [Read more...] about “Rothstein Responds” by Richard Rothstein (September-October 2004 P&R Issue)
