By Derek Black (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Public school funding has shrunk over the past decade. School discipline rates reached historic highs. Large racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps persist. And the overall performance of our nation’s students falls well below our international peers. These bleak numbers beg the question: don’t students have a … [Read more...] about “The Constitutional Right to Education is Long Overdue” by Derek Black (October-December 2017 P&R Issue)
“After the Superstorm” by David Rammler (October-December 2017 P&R Issue)
By David Rammler (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Losses and costs of recovery from 2017 hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands and wildfires in California have been estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars. As recovery efforts continue to take shape, fair housing advocates should heed the lessons of Superstorm Sandy and … [Read more...] about “After the Superstorm” by David Rammler (October-December 2017 P&R Issue)
“Combating State Preemption Without Falling into the Local Control Trap” by Thomas Silverstein (October-December 2017 P&R Issue)
By Thomas Silverstein (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) In recent years, there has been a concerted effort by well-funded conservative interests, led by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), to pass state laws that preempt local governments from engaging in a broad range of regulatory activity and, at times, the provision of public services. The … [Read more...] about “Combating State Preemption Without Falling into the Local Control Trap” by Thomas Silverstein (October-December 2017 P&R Issue)
“Cashin: A Reply to Kahlenberg” by Sheryll Cashin (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
By Sheryll Cashin (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Richard Kahlenberg is correct in asserting that the unfinished business of the civil rights movement is housing. His call for an Economic Fair Housing Act is useful and important. In selling this idea, however, he may create a misleading impression. Economic segregation is growing, with awful consequences for … [Read more...] about “Cashin: A Reply to Kahlenberg” by Sheryll Cashin (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
“An Economic Fair Housing Act” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
By Richard D. Kahlenberg (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) A century ago, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down racial zoning laws that prohibited Black people from buying homes in majority-white neighborhoods. About a half-century later, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 outlawed explicit racial discrimination in the sale and rental of housing units. These advances … [Read more...] about “An Economic Fair Housing Act” by Richard D. Kahlenberg (July-September 2017 P&R Issue)
