A PRRAC Report. By Sarah Oppenheimer, (MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, and Ph.D candidate, University of Washington), with Megan Haberle, Etienne Toussaint, and Philip Tegeler. Synopsis: This summary report is an update to our 2008 report, Building Opportunity: Civil Rights Best Practices in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program (PRRAC and the Lawyers’ … [Read more...] about Building Opportunity II: Civil Rights Best Practices in the LIHTC Program (PRRAC & Sarah Oppenheimer, July 2015)
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Section 8 Renewal Funding Formula (PRRAC et al, June 2015)
“Diversity in Preschool Classrooms: The Link Between Diversity and Quality” by Jeanne L. Reid, Sharon L. Kagan, Michael Hilton & Halley Potter (May-June 2015 P&R Issue)
By Jeanne L. Reid, Sharon L. Kagan, Michael Hilton & Halley Potter (Click here to view the entire P&R issue) Abundant data, widely popularized by public information campaigns, have given early childhood education (ECE) a prominent position on the public agenda. But is our society fully capitalizing on the opportunity such attention affords and the significant … [Read more...] about “Diversity in Preschool Classrooms: The Link Between Diversity and Quality” by Jeanne L. Reid, Sharon L. Kagan, Michael Hilton & Halley Potter (May-June 2015 P&R Issue)
Education Segregation of the nation’s children starts with preschool, new report finds (Washington Post)
By Lyndsey Layton, Washington Post April 29, 2015 Publicly funded preschools across the country are largely segregated by race and income, and poor children are typically enrolled in the lowest quality programs, according to a new report released Wednesday by researchers at the National Center for Children and Families at Teachers College, Columbia University. … [Read more...] about Education Segregation of the nation’s children starts with preschool, new report finds (Washington Post)
A Better Start: Why Classroom Diversity Matters in Early Education (PRRAC-Century Foundation, April 2015)
A Century Foundation-PRRAC Report (April 2015). By Jeanne L. Reid and Sharon Lynn Kagan (the National Center for Children and Families, Teachers College, Columbia University) with Michael Hilton and Halley Potter. Excerpt: "This report calls attention to the value of socioeconomic and racial/ethnic diversity within preschool classrooms. It has taken the stance that not only … [Read more...] about A Better Start: Why Classroom Diversity Matters in Early Education (PRRAC-Century Foundation, April 2015)
