By Rachel M. Cohen, Next City It’s not just about housing,” said Michelle Green. “They try to help low-income people branch out and do their best.” Green, who had moved to Columbia, Maryland from one of Baltimore’s most crime-ridden public housing projects in order to enroll her four sons in better public schools, was talking about Baltimore’s Housing Mobility Program. … [Read more...] about Julian Castro Should Visit Baltimore on the Way to His New HUD Secretary Desk (Next City)
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Housing Segregation is Holding Back the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education (Washington Post)
By Emily Badger, Washington Post Since the Supreme Court ordered the desegregation of American schools 60 years ago this week, the legacy of Brown v. Board of Education has yielded parallel progress and disappointment. Black student achievement has increased, but the minority achievement gap has persisted. Resources spent on black and white children have narrowed … [Read more...] about Housing Segregation is Holding Back the Promise of Brown v. Board of Education (Washington Post)
In Pursuit of a “Both/And” Housing Policy–The Case of Housing Choice Vouchers (Shelterforce)
By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC Readers of Shelterforce are accustomed to seeing commentary about the perceived tension between community development and housing mobility. Almost everyone agrees at this point that there is a place for both strategies in a balanced, “both/and” low-income housing policy. There is some disagreement about how much “balance” the various players in the … [Read more...] about In Pursuit of a “Both/And” Housing Policy–The Case of Housing Choice Vouchers (Shelterforce)
Are the Obama administration’s ‘Promise Zones’ a promising anti-poverty strategy? (Washington Post)
By Bernardine Watson, Washington Post In the years immediately following the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, the federal government passed bold civil rights and anti-poverty legislation to address critical issues facing the nation. Among this legislation was the 1964 Economic Opportunity Act, which launched the War on Poverty, including programs like Head … [Read more...] about Are the Obama administration’s ‘Promise Zones’ a promising anti-poverty strategy? (Washington Post)
Memo to Department of Education: Diverse Classrooms Create a Better America (Huffington Post)
By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC The value of integrated schools was hotly debated in the 60s and 70s, as federal courts forced many urban school districts to desegregate their classrooms. Today, with our schools more segregated than they were in the 1980s, the interest in integrated education is heating up again, as evidence mounts that children of color, as well as white students, … [Read more...] about Memo to Department of Education: Diverse Classrooms Create a Better America (Huffington Post)
