Promise Neighborhoods

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• D.C. Group Is Among 7 to Win New Federal 'Promise Neighborhood’ Grants

  A charity that lost out because of a technical snafu is now getting $25-million over five years, in part to expand a program that helps single mothers and their children.

• D.C. Promise Neighborhood Misses Grant but Perseveres

  A Washington antipoverty project that lost a chance for a $6-million grant still has high hopes to expand, raising money outside the federal program.

• Promise Neighborhoods Bill Introduced in the Senate

  The Senate is considering a plan to make permanent a key piece of President Obama’s push to improve education in troubled neighborhoods, from our Public Measures blog.

• Measuring a Vision: A 'Promise Neighborhood’ Faces the Challenge of Charting Progress

  A Washington charity seeking to get federal aid to fight poverty in a single neighborhood must demonstrate results and parental involvement—but that has not been easy.

• Promise Neighborhoods Gets Lifeline in Federal Budget

  A Congressional deal would provide $30-million to spread the Harlem Children's Zone approach nationwide, more than the $10-million lawmakers had been mulling.