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Obama Anti-Poverty Programs Begin to Take Shape
The president's neighborhood-based anti-poverty initiatives will soon move into a second stage. But in an era of budget-cutting, Promise Neighborhoods and Choice Neighborhoods face a steep political challenge.
Izzy, Ippies Honor City Limits
City Limits' magazine coverage of the Harlem Children's Zone, synthetic turf in city parks and other topics garnered three journalism prizes this week.
Going National
We are so desperate for any little inkling for success
No Sign Of Mayor's Promised Antipoverty 'Zones'
A year ago the mayor said he'd launch Harlem Children's Zone-style programs in Brooklyn and the Bronx. But as the Obama administration funds a similar initiative, the city has yet to move.
Harlem Program Scrutinized, Obama Initiative Cut
Congress is contemplating a major reduction to President Obama's flagship anti-poverty program, as its model—the Harlem Children's Zone—faces new questions about results.
Growing Grown-Ups In Harlem
In the quest for "What works?", one Manhattan youth organization is showing results by getting kids to care about larger struggles.
Some Harlem Residents Balk At Charter School Plan
The Harlem Children's Zone wants to launch a school at a public housing development. But some tenants worry that their children's needs won't be met.
Zelon Wins Education Prize
Kids Who Can't Get
Enough of School
One low-income HCZ parent describes how the program has changed her family.
'There Is No Science': Geoffrey Canada's Philosophy
A Q&A with Harlem Children's Zone founder and CEO Geoffrey Canada.
Lesson Plans:
A Teacher Speaks
What's it like teaching inside the school that’s become a national model for community improvement? A Promise Academy instructor explains.
Local Perspectives:
Residents Weigh In
Promises To Keep:
The Obama Poverty Plan
Is The Promise Real?
The Harlem Children's Zone Becomes a Template for National Change.
The Great Escape
"If You Hit 65 Percent of the Population, That's the Tipping Point."
Shaping Success
"Failure is not permitted, because funding is tied to success, not failure."
An Act of Faith
"So you and I, we must succeed...in this crusade, this holy deed."
Test Pattern
Making Connections
Those Who Lend A Hand Up
Wouldn't Mind A Handout
Harlem Children's Zone
Founded by a committed advocate for low-income children, nurtured by the politically powerful and Wall Street titans, and lauded by media around the world, the Harlem Children's Zone has raised a nation's hopes. Follow our in-depth evaluation of the program that's inspiring the federal government's most innovative poverty-fighting initiative in decades.
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New Graduation Numbers Show Growth, Gaps - City Limits
The state released new statistics on high school graduation rates. New York City's improved once again, but a new measure of college readiness suggests huge challenges remain.
Searching For Stability At Robeson High - City Limits
Watch a video interview about the challenges confronting one Brooklyn High School: A dwindling student population, reduced class offerings and the third principal in about a year.
CONVERSATIONS/OPINONS
Report From Lockdown High: Fear Vs. Facts On School Safety
An excerpt from a new book arguing that “punitive, zero tolerance strategies”—from metal detectors to clothing bans—aren't as effective as their popularity suggests.
MULTIMEDIA
Harlem Children's Zone vs. Upper Manhattan Schools
On standardized tests, the Harlem Children's Zone's Promise Academy I, fares well compared to most schools in its upper Manhattan district, and rivaled New York City and state averages. This infograph looks at how the national model's student make-up stacks up against others.
