By Daniel J. McGraw, Next City Fair housing advocates, people who want to see a reversal of the racial segregation prevalent in U.S. cities, and fans of open data have kept a wary eye on the Obama-era Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule, issued by HUD in 2015, since President Donald Trump was elected in November. … [Read more...] about Is HUD’s Fair Housing Rule Here to Stay?(Next City)
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The New Champions of School Integration (The Atlantic)
By Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Atlantic Policies that promote school integration by race and class took a significant hit last week when the U.S. Department of Education announced that it was killing a small but important federal program to support local diversity efforts. The initiative, “Opening Doors, Expanding Opportunities,” was slated to provide $12 million to school … [Read more...] about The New Champions of School Integration (The Atlantic)
Who’s Following Ben Carson? (CityLab)
By Kriston Capps, CityLab With little fanfare, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson visited the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex last week, making it the second stop on his national “listening tour.” Carson made public appearances with both Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price. He toured neighborhoods, housing complexes, … [Read more...] about Who’s Following Ben Carson? (CityLab)
Trump’s Education Department Nixes Obama-Era Grant Program for School Diversity (Washington Post)
By Emma Brown, Washington Post President Trump’s Education Department has decided to nix an Obama-era grant program meant to help local districts devise ways to boost socioeconomic diversity within their schools, a program that some advocates considered a barometer of the new administration’s commitment to integrated classrooms. … [Read more...] about Trump’s Education Department Nixes Obama-Era Grant Program for School Diversity (Washington Post)
How Betsy DeVos Could End the School-Integration Comeback (The Atlantic)
By Patrick Wall, The Atlantic Under President Trump, the federal role in education is set to be drastically curtailed. Last Thursday, Trump proposed slashing federal spending on schools by $9 billion. His education secretary, Betsy DeVos, has vowed to shrink her agency and return power to local officials, which could mean scaling back civil-rights enforcement. All of these … [Read more...] about How Betsy DeVos Could End the School-Integration Comeback (The Atlantic)
