By Philip Tegeler (University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, July 2014) Excerpt: "The strong endorsement of the 'compelling government interest' in school integration by five members of the Supreme Court in Parents Involved in Community Schools stands in surprising contrast to the Obama Administration’s tepid support for affirmative measures to expand school diversity … [Read more...] about The ‘Compelling Government Interest’ in School Diversity: Rebuilding the Case for an Affirmative Government Role (Philip Tegeler, July 2014)
Housing-Schools Nexus Publications
Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools? (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Mertens Horn, November 2012)
A PRRAC Report (November 2012). By Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Mertens Horn. Excerpt: Existing research on the residential outcomes of assisted households finds that on average assisted households live in disadvantaged neighborhoods (Newman and Schnare, 1997; Pendall, 2000; Freeman, 2003; Galvez, 2011). This analysis pushes the question a step further and probes whether … [Read more...] about Do Federally Assisted Households Have Access to High Performing Public Schools? (Ingrid Gould Ellen & Keren Mertens Horn, November 2012)
Diverse Charter Schools (PRRAC & Century Foundation, May 2012)
A PRRAC & Century Foundation Report (May 2012). By Richard D. Kahlenberg & Halley Potter. Excerpt: The education policy and philanthropy communities to date have placed a premium on funding charter schools that have high concentrations of poverty and large numbers of minority students. This report asks: Might it make more sense for foundations and policymakers to … [Read more...] about Diverse Charter Schools (PRRAC & Century Foundation, May 2012)
Finding Common Ground: Coordinating Housing and Education Policy to Promote Integration (PRRAC & NCSD, October 2011).
A PRRAC-NCSD Report (October 2011). Edited by Philip Tegeler. Excerpt: Families who participated in the Baltimore Mobility Program experienced radical changes in their local neighborhood contexts, moving from poor and segregated areas to mixed race, low poverty communities. In this paper, we look at the changes in educational opportunity that accompanied these moves. Given … [Read more...] about Finding Common Ground: Coordinating Housing and Education Policy to Promote Integration (PRRAC & NCSD, October 2011).
New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program (PRRAC & the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, October 2009)
A PRRAC & Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign (October 2009). By Lora Engdahl. Excerpt: "In the Baltimore region, a successful housing mobility program is providing families living in very disadvantaged inner-city communities with a new home and a chance for a new life. Minority voucher holders in the federal Housing Choice Voucher Program (formerly titled Section 8) … [Read more...] about New Homes, New Neighborhoods, New Schools: A Progress Report on the Baltimore Housing Mobility Program (PRRAC & the Baltimore Regional Housing Campaign, October 2009)