GHCC: 40 Years of Strengthening Neighborhoods

Great Schools in Charles Village—GHCC Featured in June Urbanite!

Great things are happening in Greater Homewood! 

Check out the June issue, which focuses on great urban living, for a feature on GHCC's implementation of the Goldseker Foundation Neighborhoood-School Partnership Grant.

An excerpt from the article:

All over Baltimore, city schools like Margaret Brent [Elementary/Middle in Charles Village] are suffering from a poor image that no longer holds true. An increasing number of city school children are meeting or exceeding standards on statewide test scores...

Enter the Neighborhood-School Partnership, a novel idea for an urban area: Instead of attempting the herculean task of transforming the worst schools (the city's school leaders are already trying to do that), the program, funded by the Goldseker Foundation, is pouring almost half a million dollars into spreading the good word about schools that are working well-and in the process, giving both the schools and the surrounding neighborhoods a boost.    

Click here to read more about our work at Barclay and Margaret Brent Elementary/Middle Schools, and how the Goldseker Foundation and Healthy Neighborhoods are fueling community revitalization efforts through promoting strong public school choices in Baltimore City.

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