During the ongoing government shutdown we continue to engage, in spirit, with the federal agencies responsible for providing support for low income families - but we are reminded by the shutdown that the government actually needs its people to develop and move new policies forward. As my mother might say, even "half a loaf" needs someone to bake it! Where is school … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (October 10, 2013): Shutdown; Department of Ed strategic plan
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PRRAC Update (September 26, 2013): “Where Integration Meets Innovation” conference; new fair lending book
"Where Integration Meets Innovation: Creating, Sustaining and Improving Dynamic and Diverse Public Schools for the 21st Century." A school diversity conference being organized by One Nation Indivisible on November 8-9, 2013, in Hartford, Connecticut. This event will bring together parents, educators, scholars, and activists who aspire to build innovative, racially, and … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 26, 2013): “Where Integration Meets Innovation” conference; new fair lending book
PRRAC Update (September 12, 2013): Racial sorting in higher education; AFFH; ICCPR
A growing divide in American higher education? Anthony Carnevale and Jeff Strohl report on an increasing racial sorting trend in higher education, in "White Flight Goes To College" - in the current issue of Poverty & Race. Less than one week left to submit comments on HUD's important proposed rule on "Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing". If you are on this email … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (September 12, 2013): Racial sorting in higher education; AFFH; ICCPR
PRRAC Update (August 22, 2013): “Healing America For Our Children,” More evidence on LIHTC, PLACE MATTERS conference
PRRAC participating in March commemoration event next week: PRRAC Executive Director Phil Tegeler will join other national civil rights activists in a roundtable Monday morning at the Newseum in Washington, DC. "Healing America For Our Children," Monday, Aug. 26, 2013 at 10:00, with Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACP, Jacqueline Pata, executive director of the National … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 22, 2013): “Healing America For Our Children,” More evidence on LIHTC, PLACE MATTERS conference
PRRAC Update (August 2, 2013): Economic Mobility/Housing Mobility
Economic mobility and segregation: The extraordinary Harvard/Berkeley nationwide study of upward mobility rates among poor children once again highlights the powerful impact of residential segregation on children's life chances. Using millions of anonymous tax records to compare earnings of parents and children over time, the study found starkly lower inter-generational … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (August 2, 2013): Economic Mobility/Housing Mobility
