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Obama administration discusses localized fight against poverty

by Jeanne Kuang | Feb 4, 2014 | Living

WASHINGTON – If President Barack Obama’s recently announced Promise Zones initiative succeeds, five poverty-stricken neighborhoods across the country — urban and rural — will soon receive resources and volunteers to act on their plans for revitalization....
Mayors, Ed Secretary discuss local educational reform

Mayors, Ed Secretary discuss local educational reform

by Jonathan Palmer | Jan 22, 2014 | Education

WASHINGTON – Increased access to early childhood education, improved workforce readiness and closing the socioeconomic achievement gap in education are top goals for 2014, a group of mayors from across the nation said Wednesday. At the winter meeting of the U.S....

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