Grant for
Northside Achievement Zone
Year
2015
Program
Major Investments - Education
Amount
$1,000,000
Term
25 months
The Big Idea
Support Promise Neighborhood concept.
The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) will lead a collaboration that will build a system of support for students and their parents at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary. Part of NAZ’s overall effort to eliminate achievement gaps and end generational poverty in North Minneapolis, this project focuses on improving outcomes for students at one of Minnesota’s poorest performing schools.