An Educational Pipeline Comes to Life in Charlotte In their navy blue and gold uniforms, 400 students entered the new K-5 Renaissance West STEAM Academy on the west side of Charlotte, North Carolina on a fall morning in 2017. This day was the first of many designed to get the students on a new trajectory […]
CONTINUE READINGBringing New Hope to Neighborhoods For decades, Spartanburg’s Northside community and Charlotte’s Boulevard Homes neighborhood grappled with the same problems. They endured high poverty and crime rates, poor educational outcomes and substandard housing. They gained reputations as magnets for inner-city blight. Thankfully, they now share a more hopeful distinction. They’re part of the Purpose-Built Communities […]
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