We’re delighted to share the news that nine communities working with us to improve grade-level reading were among the 17 recipients of Promise Neighborhood Grants announced by U.S. Department of Education today.

The federal grant programs rewards comprehensive, neighborhood-based efforts to embrace children from birth and carry them through college with the right educational, health and community supports. As such, the work aligns with the Campaign’s efforts to create a seamless system of support for children from birth through third grade.

Five of the communities in our Grade-Level Reading Communities Network—Boston and Roxbury, Mass.; Chula Vista, Calif.; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Washington, D.C.—received money to implement proposals. Four others—Baltimore, Md; Camden, NJ; Marshalltown, Iowa; and Newark, NJ— received planning grants to advance their work.