Tag: Neighborhoods
King Announces Promise Neighborhoods Grant Competition
Posted: July 13, 2016 at 5:36 am / Education
(Photo: Oliver Douliery-Pool, Getty Images) US Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. has announced the 2016 Promise Neighborhoods Grant Competition, which will provide as many as five institutions the funding necessary to help their communities gain a coordinated, comprehensive network of services and school supports meant to improve the outcomes for students and their […]
Redfin Compiles List of Affordable, Walkable School Neighborhoods
Posted: February 2, 2016 at 5:20 pm / Education
For those looking for affordable housing, the combination of highly rated schools and the ability to get around without a car may seem out of reach. Not so, writes Eric Scharnhorst for Redfin, a real estate brokerage corporation. Some affordable homes can be found in city neighborhoods and near schools with high ratings, and sometimes […]