New efforts in progressive states focus on affordability—which would also diminish segregation.
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Posted inEducation in America
Why Subsidizing Teacher Housing with Tax Credits Is Bad Policy
With housing subsidies in limited supply, a California law providing affordable housing to public school teachers could facilitate the transfer of resources away from those most in need.
Posted inEconomic Policy
Can Affordable Housing Activists Save New York?
In the working-class Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood, community organizers who beat back plans for a high-rise luxury apartment building are taking their affordable housing campaign city-wide.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Black Lives Matter Plunges into the Affordable Housing Crisis
As the movement branches into economic justice, a protest in Cambridge, Massachusetts, led to a public conversation about the city’s housing policies.
Posted inHousing and Transportation
Poverty, Not Gentrification, Is the Biggest Barrier to Affordable Housing
When the mainstream media cover housing affordability issues, journalists often hone in on gentrification. Young, mostly white, college educated people are moving into urban cities, they say, followed by yoga studios, coffee shops, and luxury apartments. This influx of affluent individuals allegedly fuels the displacement of the poor. These narratives may be popular, but research […]
Posted inEconomic Policy
When Affordable Housing Bypasses the Poor
New research suggests affordable housing can create segregation not only within and between communities, but also within the subsidized housing system itself.
Posted inEducation in America
Can Affordable Housing Help Retain Teachers?
With pay and benefits on the decline, districts from San Francisco to Newark aim to attract teachers through subsidized housing.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Senate Wants to Eliminate One of the Most Successful Affordable Housing Programs
For more than 20 years, the HOME Investment Partnerships Program has helped rural, suburban, and urban communities provide housing for some of their most vulnerable citizens. HOME is the largest federal block grant for state and local governments that can be used to create affordable housing for low-income populations, including seniors, families with children, people […]
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How the GOP Plans to Cut Affordable Housing (Again)
A 2008 program to help tens of thousands on housing waitlists is finally set to be funded, but House Republicans have other plans.