Meet the lefty club behind a blitz of new laws in cities around the country
A new group for liberal city council members is pushing the limits of what municipalities can do for their residents.
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Survey is First Step to Revive Hope, Dreams of At-Risk Kids
Nashville is one of 10 locations nationwide to receive a $500,000 Promise Neighborhood grant from the U.S. Department of Education to promote vibrant neighborhoods, healthy families and successful students.
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geoffrey canada in minneapolis: "get ready for your moment"
At the largest gathering of youths and adults involved in the service-learning movement--a teaching and learning process used to help students connect academics to real community issues--Geoffrey Canada, education reform leader and President and CEO of Harlem Children’s Zone, Inc., wasted no...
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Federal officials visist community transformation vision
The housing authority has a two-year, $300,000 federal Choice Neighborhood planning grant to transform the corridor that includes the former Hitch Village public housing site from a distressed housing site and long-neglected neighborhood into what federal officials see as a viable and...
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Murphy, Blumenthal in Meriden to announce Promise Neighborhood legislation
Using Meriden’s Family Zone as a backdrop, U.S. Sens. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal pitched legislation Tuesday that would secure the Promise Neighborhood program on a long-term basis, as opposed to its current year-to-year funding status.
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