The NAZ Zone was selected because it encompasses the area's highest concentration of negative poverty, violence, and low-education indicators¶
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q2 i? NAZ serves an area selected because it encompasses the region with the highest concentration of negative indicators related to poverty, violence, and low educational achievement. → Lara Hulsey 2015
Evidence¶
Lara Hulsey 2015¶
Lara Hulsey, Kimberly Boller. (2015). Promise Neighborhood Site Profile: Northside Achievement Zone. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/promise-neighborhood-site-profile-northside-achievement-zone
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Site profile's stated rationale for site selection: the zone "encompasses a region with the highest concentration of negative indicators related to poverty, violence, and low educational achievement in the area." Descriptive statement, no comparative data printed.
"The Northside Achievement Zone (NAZ) serves a contiguous 13-by-18-block area in North Minneapolis, selected because it encompasses a region with the highest concentration of negative indicators related to poverty, violence, and low educational achievement in the area."
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- The Buffalo Promise Neighborhood serves a predominantly minority, high-poverty community — related
- In 2010, just 29 percent of children entering kindergarten in and near the NAZ Zone met literacy benchmarks on kindergarten readiness tests — related
- More than a third of NAZ residents live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level — related
- Public schools in the NAZ Zone identified 25 percent of students as homeless or highly mobile in 2008-2009 — related
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The NAZ Zone was selected because it encompasses the area's highest concentration of negative poverty, violence, and low-education indicators |
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The NAZ Zone was selected because it encompasses the area's highest concentration of negative poverty, violence, and low-education indicators |
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