Mission Schools Start Year With $30 Million Grant

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House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi talks to a student at John O'Connell High School in San Francisco. Photo courtesy of Mission Local

By Rigoberto Hernandez, Mission Local

As Mission students return to school this fall, they will not only encounter new teachers and classmates, but also a whole infrastructure of services at their schools that promises to improve their quality of life.

Starting this year, the Mission Economic Development Agency, along with the school district and other nonprofits, will implement an initiative at four Mission Schools that will provide everything from after-school programs to workshops. Earlier this year, the Department of Education granted the agency the Mission Promise Neighborhood grant worth $30 million over five years aimed at helping students at underperforming schools in the district.

Read the complete story at Mission Local. 
 

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