Brown and Milliken in the new P&R: The latest edition of Poverty & Race includes a powerful set of reflections on the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education and Milliken v. Bradley on their respective 70th and 50th anniversaries. If you read nothing else this spring on the Brown anniversary, you should read these essays! Thanks to Jenna Tomasello, NCSD's Communications … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (April 25, 2024): Brown, Milliken, and magnet schools
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PRRAC Update (March 28, 2024): public housing and social housing; Brown anniversary
Public housing & social housing: As we pursue the social housing ideal in the U.S., it is important to recognize the social housing we already have, and make it better. See the Alliance for Housing Justice’s latest policy brief, "Public Housing: A Central Pillar of Social Housing." Between the Lines: Two years ago, PRRAC and NCSD premiered a student-led play created … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 28, 2024): public housing and social housing; Brown anniversary
PRRAC Update (March 14, 2024): Secretary Fudge’s legacy; new source of income discrimination developments
HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge’s retirement: Secretary Fudge has been receiving many appreciations this week after her retirement announcement on Monday, and we would like to add our own appreciation for her leadership on civil rights and tenants’ rights – including the reinstatement of important civil rights rules on discriminatory effects and affirmatively furthering fair … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (March 14, 2024): Secretary Fudge’s legacy; new source of income discrimination developments
PRRAC Update (February 29, 2024): FHAPs, SAFMRs, and the next 25 years of civil rights
HUD steps up on source of income discrimination: HUD recently took an important step forward to protect families with vouchers, authorizing the use of federal Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP) funds by state human rights agencies for testing and investigation of source of income discrimination cases. This follows a similar 2021 memo authorizing source of income … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 29, 2024): FHAPs, SAFMRs, and the next 25 years of civil rights
PRRAC Update (February 8, 2024): HUD funding for housing mobility planning; Brown Anniversary; SAFMRs
Funding for housing mobility planning: HUD has released a new funding notice implementing a provision of the 2023 appropriations act, to provide up to 25 grants of $60,000 each to eligible PHAs to help plan the development of a housing mobility program. The funding notice identifies 114 eligible PHAs, and the application process is very simple, just an expression of interest, … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 8, 2024): HUD funding for housing mobility planning; Brown Anniversary; SAFMRs
