Organizations: The Opportunity Agenda—Poverty & Race Research Action Council—National Health Law Program—Center for American Progress—Center for Reproductive Rights—New York Lawyers for the Public Interest—Families USA—Physicians for Human Rights—Alliance for Healthy Homes— Center for Social Inclusion—Out of Many, One—Summit Health Institute for Research and Education, … [Read more...] about CERD Health Report: Unequal Health Outcomes in the United States (January 2008)
Publications
Connecting Families to Opportunity: The Next Generation of Housing Mobility Policy (Philip Tegeler, November 2007)
By Philip Tegeler. Reprinted from All Things Being Equal: Instigating Opportunity in an Equitable Time (New Press, November 2007). Excerpt: In the twenty years since the first studies of the Gautreaux mobility program began to be published, our understanding of housing mobility has become increasingly sophisticated. These programs are not the ultimate “solution” to urban … [Read more...] about Connecting Families to Opportunity: The Next Generation of Housing Mobility Policy (Philip Tegeler, November 2007)
Project Choice Campaign: Boston’s METCO Program–Lessons for the Hartford Area (Erica Frankenberg, September 2007)
A PRRAC Report (September 2007). By Erica Frankenberg. Excerpt: The racial segregation and inequality of the Boston metropolitan area is well-documented. This is true when examining residential patterns, the workforce, and educational access and opportunity. The tumultuous school desegregation battle that was waged in Boston gained national headlines in the 1970s, and … [Read more...] about Project Choice Campaign: Boston’s METCO Program–Lessons for the Hartford Area (Erica Frankenberg, September 2007)
Project Choice Campaign: Improving and Expanding Hartford’s Project Choice Program (Erica Frankenberg, September 2007)
A PRRAC Report (September 2007). By Erica Frankenberg. Excerpt: "The Project Choice program, which provides integrated school opportunities for Hartford schoolchildren throughout the region, is an integral part of the State of Connecticut’s response to the 1996 Sheff v. O’Neill school decision. The Choice program has been overshadowed by the larger interdistrict magnet … [Read more...] about Project Choice Campaign: Improving and Expanding Hartford’s Project Choice Program (Erica Frankenberg, September 2007)
Rebuilding a Healthy New Orleans : Final Conference Report of the New Orleans Health Disparities Initiative (PRRAC, Alliance for Healthy Homes, the Center for Social Inclusion, & the Health Policy Institute, May 2007)
A PRRAC, Alliance for Healthy Homes, the Center for Social Inclusion, & the Health Policy Institute Report (May 2007). Editors, Marcheta Gillam, Steve Fischbach, Lynne Wolf, Nkiru Azikiwe, and Philip Tegeler. Excerpt: Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma opened our eyes to vast poverty in our rich nation. The storms and the flooding from New Orleans’ broken levees drew … [Read more...] about Rebuilding a Healthy New Orleans : Final Conference Report of the New Orleans Health Disparities Initiative (PRRAC, Alliance for Healthy Homes, the Center for Social Inclusion, & the Health Policy Institute, May 2007)
