Thursday, December 22, 2011

A Promise Neighborhood in Hayward - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools

A Promise Neighborhood in Hayward - The Education Report - Katy Murphy's blog on Oakland schools:

A Promise Neighborhood in Hayward

Monday, December 19th, 2011 at 6:43 pm in achievement gap, families, finances, initiativesNo Comments

Today, in its first round of five-year Promise Neighborhoods grants, the U.S. Department of Education handed out just five awards.

One of the recipients was a project focused on the Jackson Triangle neighborhood in Hayward, down the hill fromCal State East Bay

Last year, I wrote about Hayward’s $500,000 Promise Neighborhoods planning grant. Out of 330 applicants, it was one of 21 winners. The Cal State East Bay-led project beat the odds again this year, winning the full