December 19, 2011 was a historic day for North Minneapolis. The U.S. Department of Education awarded NAZ with a $28 million Promise Neighborhood grant.

The Northside Achievement Zone

Minnesota’s achievement gap is consistently among the largest in the nation, with arguably the most significant impact hitting in North Minneapolis. Through the coordinated effort of over 60 organizations and schools in NAZ, the gap will be closed and replaced with a culture of high achievement. Schools in the Zone are committing to have high expectations for all kids and strategies are being developed and implemented to improve outcomes. Organizations are seeing themselves, regardless of their individual missions, as conduits for supporting achievement and as key parts of a seamless pipeline of services and opportunities propelling kids to college starting before birth. Moreover, parents and neighbors are working side by side to set and move on achievement plans for entire families in NAZ.

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