A PRRAC Report. By Philip Tegeler and Michael Hilton (2017). Synopsis: This paper was originally presented at A Shared Future: Fostering Communities of Inclusion in an Era of Inequality, a national symposium hosted by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies in April 2017. The symposium examined how patterns of residential segregation by income and race in the United … [Read more...] about Disrupting the Reciprocal Relationship Between Housing and School Segregation (Philip Tegeler & Michael Hilton, November 2017)
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“An Economic Fair Housing Act” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
By Richard D. Kahlenberg (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A century ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down racial zoning laws that prohibited Black people from buying homes in majority-white neighborhoods. About a half-century later, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed explicit racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing units. These advances … [Read more...] about “An Economic Fair Housing Act” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
“Stewards of Tolerance” by John King (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
By John King, former Secretary of Education (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) This fall, teachers and students all across the country are returning to school. But it’s not the typical start of the school year. Amid the usual preparations of setting up their classrooms, planning lessons, and getting to know children and families, educators also are confronting the … [Read more...] about “Stewards of Tolerance” by John King (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
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
Innovation and the Federal Housing Budget: Notes for President Obama’s “Listening Tour” (March 2011)
Anyone who thinks that the words “innovation” and “HUD” don’t belong in the same sentence should take notice: In the past two years, the Department of Housing and Urban Development has been crafting innovative solutions to bureaucratic problems that have plagued the agency for decades. These innovations are coming from across the program spectrum. Agency … [Read more...] about Innovation and the Federal Housing Budget: Notes for President Obama’s “Listening Tour” (March 2011)
