Tag Archives: Promise Neighborhoods
Duncan Addresses School Safety During Promise Neighborhoods Announcement
In his first public comments since last week’s Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke on the importance of school safety at the Neval Thomas Elementary School in Washington, D.C., at an event where he … Continue reading
Impact in Place: ED Releases Report on “Place-Based” Strategy
Place matters. And the Obama Administration has made it a priority to study just how much, such as how a community comes together to support residents, and how government, business and nonprofits can increase coordination to improve impact and effectiveness … Continue reading
North Minneapolis Promise Neighborhood Comes Together to Boost Education Opportunity
Tornado devastation, rampant foreclosures, tragic street violence and initial disappointment at not earning a Promise Neighborhoods planning grant in 2010 did not deter the Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) from moving ahead with plans to build a culture of achievement in … Continue reading
Housing, Education Departments Put Schools at Center of Choice Neighborhoods
In Chicago yesterday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that five cities would receive the first-ever Choice Neighborhoods implementation grants. Chicago, Boston, New Orleans, San Francisco and Seattle will be the focus of the … Continue reading
ED Releases FY 2011 Budget Tables
The Department of Education posted new budget tables today showing final program funding levels for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year. The Obama administration had to accept some very difficult budget cuts in the continuing resolution that Congress passed … Continue reading
Communities Must Come Together
“There is a role for every one of us to play. There is no ‘they.’ It is us. We want to make this an example of what can be done,” said Alma Powell, Co-Chair of America’s Promise, yesterday at … Continue reading
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