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D.C. Promise Neighborhood Misses Grant but Perseveres

By Suzanne Perry

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.
Against Tough Odds, a Promise Neighborhood in D.C. Gears Up

By bringing together powerful players in the nation's capital, a small charter-school network won a big federal grant to expand its work to curb poverty.
Breaking the Poverty Cycle: a Washington Community's Battle Plan

See statistics and figures from The Chronicle's report on the D.C. Promise Neighborhood Initiative.