Paul Tough

Writer & Speaker

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

North Carolina neighborhoods

From the News & Observer in Raleigh, an article on various attempts in North Carolina to replicate the success of the Harlem Children’s Zone:

In Wilmington, for example, an unprecedented coalition of 40 community partners, including schools, government agencies, faith-based groups, and nonprofits, are proposing a “Youth Enrichment Zone” for traditionally disenfranchised families on the north side of town.

In Bertie and Hertford counties in northeastern North Carolina, where poverty rates go as high as 23 percent, a partnership led by nonprofit One Economy is proposing a “Connected Rural Achievement Initiative,” with targeted interventions in three schools with a continuum of family services for the communities served by these schools.

In Durham, the East Durham Children’s Initiative is focusing on a 120-block area where the median income is $11,000, only 25 percent of the houses are owner occupied, and all of the schools are labeled under-performing.


One comment on “North Carolina neighborhoods

  1. Opra Requests says:

    Superman or his evil twin?

    http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/state/new-jerseys-charter-school-experiment-inside-newarks-lady-liberty-academy/all-pages

    “promised education reform ends justifying illegal philanthropy-backed means” ???

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