By Chester Hartman and Todd Michael Franke (UCLA) of winter 2003 issue of The Journal of Negro Education. Excerpt: "High student mobility is a serious, under-recognized education problem. Classrooms, particularly those in low-income and minority areas, may have 50-75% turnover within the academic year. Homeless, immigrant, farmworker, special education, and foster children … [Read more...] about Student Mobility: How Some Children Get Left Behind (Chester Hartman & Todd Michael Franke, January 2003)
Publications
Evictions: The Hidden Housing Problem (Chester Hartman & David Robinson, 2003)
By Chester Hartman & David Robinson of Legal Services for NYC. Appeared as an article in Housing Policy Debate (2003). Synopsis: The article reviews definitional issues, the available data on evictions — particularly as they affect lower-income and minority tenants — and model efforts to reduce the incidence and impact of evictions. The article ends with a call for … [Read more...] about Evictions: The Hidden Housing Problem (Chester Hartman & David Robinson, 2003)
Millennial Misfire: the Millennial Housing Commission Report (Chester Hartman, July 2002)
By Chester Hartman. Published in Shelterforce (July 2002). Description: Review of the Millennial Housing Commission’s report, “Meeting Our Nation’s Housing Challenges.” Read the Article... … [Read more...] about Millennial Misfire: the Millennial Housing Commission Report (Chester Hartman, July 2002)
False HOPE: A Critical Assessment of the HOPE VI Public Housing Redevelopment Program (National Housing Law Project, PRRAC, Sherwood Research Associates, & ENPHRONT, June 2002)
A National Housing Law Project, PRRAC, Sherwood Research Associates, and ENPHRONT Report (June 2002). Excerpt: "Nearly a decade ago, the HOPE VI program was launched to address the most troubled portion of the public housing stock, the small percentage of public housing sites that were “severely distressed.” HOPE VI is a competitive grant program, under which public housing … [Read more...] about False HOPE: A Critical Assessment of the HOPE VI Public Housing Redevelopment Program (National Housing Law Project, PRRAC, Sherwood Research Associates, & ENPHRONT, June 2002)
High Classroom Turnover: How Children Get Left Behind (Chester Hartman and Alison Leff, May 2002)
By Chester Hartman and Alison Leff. A chapter appearing in Rights at Risk: Equality in an Age of Terrorism, the biannual report of the Citizens’ Commission on Civil Rights and Poverty & Race (May 2002). Read the Chapter... Description: The Citizens’ Commission, chaired by PRRAC Board member William L. Taylor, issued, on Lincoln’s birthday (“Is the Republican Party … [Read more...] about High Classroom Turnover: How Children Get Left Behind (Chester Hartman and Alison Leff, May 2002)
