PRRAC is hiring! See the announcement for our Law and Policy Fellowship here. Trump's education budget - choice or segregation? Apropos of this week's budget hearings, PRRAC's Kim Hall and Mike Hilton comment in the Philanthropy News Digest's blog. MTW expansion: We submitted comments on the need for transparency and civil rights monitoring in HUD's … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (June 9, 2017): Trump’s education budget; MTW; Loving!
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PRESS RELEASE: Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Issue Joint Statement on House Vote to Repeal ACA
Prior to the passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA or “Obamacare”), major disparities existed between communities of color and White populations in access to coverage for healthcare. While equity in health insurance coverage still hasn’t been achieved, since the passage of the ACA all racial groups have seen lower uninsured rates and some progress towards lowering the gap. … [Read more...] about PRESS RELEASE: Civil Rights and Racial Justice Organizations Issue Joint Statement on House Vote to Repeal ACA
Preserving the Civil Rights Data Collection program
Director of the Information Collection Clearance Division U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW LBJ, Room 224-82 Washington, DC 20202-4537 Docket No.: ED-2016-ICCD-0147 (Civil Rights Data Collection) Dear Acting Director Valentine: We are writing on behalf of the undersigned civil rights organizations, scholars and educators to urge you and your … [Read more...] about Preserving the Civil Rights Data Collection program
PRRAC Update (February 16, 2017): LIHTC reform; threats to civil rights research; sanctuary PHAs; Executive Branch unbound
Continuing work on LIHTC reform: While Congress is considering larger changes to the corporate tax rate (that may affect the value of LIHTC subsidies), reform efforts are continuing, both in the Treasury Department and in the Senate Finance Committee. Last week we submitted input on both of these fronts, including coalition comments recommending content for the … [Read more...] about PRRAC Update (February 16, 2017): LIHTC reform; threats to civil rights research; sanctuary PHAs; Executive Branch unbound
On the importance of maintaining the Civil Rights Data Collection
Comment letter. In February 2017, PRRAC submitted comments to the Department of Education regarding the importance of continued collection of information from schools for the Civil Rights Data Collection. Read our comment letter here. … [Read more...] about On the importance of maintaining the Civil Rights Data Collection
