"Live tweeting" from the NCSD conference : If you do this kind of thing, please join us for real-time discussion at #NCSD2017, or tweet us @diverse_schools. If you want to attend the conference in person, there is still time to register on site - just come to the registration table tonight at the NYU Kimmel Center (20 Washington Square South) at 6:00, or tomorrow morning at … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 19, 2017): Conference season! New NCSD Research Brief
PRRAC Update
PRRAC Update (October 5, 2017): Civil Rights, Housing, and Climate Change; final settlement in MD LIHTC case
Civil Rights, Housing and Climate change: " The need to prepare for climate change often receives little public attention until a devastating disaster such as a hurricane or wildfire strikes. However, we cannot afford to wait until we are forced to deal with a catastrophe to begin the climate change planning process." Our latest Policy Brief, "Equity Considerations in Climate … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 5, 2017): Civil Rights, Housing, and Climate Change; final settlement in MD LIHTC case
PRRAC Update (September 14, 2017): Social and academic inclusion in integrated schools; more on Small Area FMRs
Making school integration work: The latest Research Brief from the National Coalition on School Diversity, " How to Support the Social-Emotional Well-Being of Students of Color," by Carol Learned-Miller, looks at how administrators and teachers at predominantly white schools have succeeded in making their schools more welcoming and inclusive environments. It's important to … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 14, 2017): Social and academic inclusion in integrated schools; more on Small Area FMRs
PRRAC Update (August 24, 2017): Suspending civil rights; dangers of the Regulatory Review Act
Suspension of civil rights? Secretary Carson recently attempted to "suspend" an important fair housing advance in the Housing Choice Voucher program that would have raised voucher rents in low poverty neighborhoods in 23 metro areas. We consider this to be not just an affront to the fair housing rights of thousands of low income families but also an abuse of federal … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 24, 2017): Suspending civil rights; dangers of the Regulatory Review Act
PRRAC Update (August 10, 2017): NCSD 2017! and EJ at EPA
Registration is open for the October 19-20 conference of the National Coalition on School Diversity, A Struggle We Must Win: Advancing School Integration through Activism, Youth Voice, and Policy Reform. $100 for general registration, $50 for students. Sessions will be held at Columbia Teachers College, NYU, and at selected K-12 schools around New York City. Register here. … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 10, 2017): NCSD 2017! and EJ at EPA
