Ed. Dept. to create up to 6 Promise Neighborhoods

07-06-2011

Blog by Alyson Klein/Education Week

Up to six communities will get the chance to create a version of the Harlem Children's Zone in their own backyards, now that the U.S. Department of Education has opened up the very first round of Promise Neighborhood implementation grants. The grants will be $4 million to $6 million annually for three to five years, the department announced today. That isn't a lot of winners, especially when you consider that more than 300 communities threw their hats in the ring for one of the "planning" grants made available under the program last year. Just 21 communities ended up getting those grants, which were aimed at helping communities figure out what kind of wraparound services (pre-kindergarten, college counseling, health services, etc.) they needed to boost student achievement in their area. (more...)

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