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)
Philip Tegeler
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)
New Report Demonstrates Persistence of Housing Discrimination But Understates the True Extent of It (Huffington Post)
By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC A major new study on housing discrimination released this week by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows persistent discrimination in sales and rental markets against Latinos, Asians and African Americans. Employing a “paired testing” methodology, researchers compared the treatment of white and minority homeseekers in 28 … [Read more...] about New Report Demonstrates Persistence of Housing Discrimination But Understates the True Extent of It (Huffington Post)
Good News and Serious Challenges in Brookings Report on Suburban Poverty (Huffington Post)
By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC The powerful new book from Brookings, Confronting Suburban Poverty in America, shows how family poverty has spread beyond its traditional geographic boundaries, and how our institutions and policies need to adapt to this new reality. As the report points out, more poor people now live in suburbs than in central cities. There is both “good … [Read more...] about Good News and Serious Challenges in Brookings Report on Suburban Poverty (Huffington Post)
HUD Salutes Low-income Families Moving to Opportunity (Huffington Post)
By Philip Tegeler, PRRAC A very classy gesture: To kick off its month-long celebration of “Fair Housing Month,” the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) invited four women who have benefited from a recently settled class action housing desegregation case against HUD to share their experiences before a large audience in the HUD auditorium, sharing the … [Read more...] about HUD Salutes Low-income Families Moving to Opportunity (Huffington Post)
