CNE In The News
Links to News Articles About the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise's Work
Recent news articles about the work of the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise and its grassroots affiliates:
Editorial: Curbing Youth Violence, The Washington Times, June 24, 2008.
DC Resists Mentor Program: Success Shown in Other Cities, by David Lipscomb, The Washington Times, June 23, 2008.
Talking Up Alternatives to Violence: Milwaukee Schools Cut Crime, Help Students with Program of Prevention, by Andrea Billups, The Washington Times, June 22, 2008.
Editorial: Safe places to learn; A new program to reduce disruptions in MPS high schools seems to be paying off. If that trend continues, it should be expanded into other schools. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 29, 2008.
Less Fighting, MPS Says: Intervention program at six high schools credited for reducing disruptions by 25%. By Dani McClain, JSOnline, January 24, 2008 and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 25, 2008.
MPS Violence Free Zone Program Working. Tom Murray and Katie DeLong, TMJ4 TV, Thursday, January 24, 2008.
Violence Free Zone Program Gets Results. Joanne Williams, FOX 5 TV. January 24, 2008. (Video clip on line)
'Violence-Free' PG Schools Thrive, Prince George's County officials yesterday hailed the success of the Violence-Free Zone school program, which they say has helped curb classroom disturbances and improve student performance at two high schools. By Arlo Wagner. THE
Student Anti-Violence Programs Succeeding, Schools Chief Says. Violence Free Zones at Bladensburg,
Prince George’s Co. Says School Anti-Violence Program Working.
Drug czar praises city's program. 7 advisers work with 100 Douglass High students in faith-based plan. By Sara Neufeld, The
Reform the schools, reduce violence. By Robert L. Woodson, Sr., The
Program is winning the fight against violence. South Division gets help from community mentors. By FELICIA THOMAS-LYNN, The
DC Campaign to Prevent School Violence. The mayor’s office has started a massive effort to prevent school violence. The plan involved putting community groups inside of city schools who can relate to kids. By Sherri Ly, Fox 5 News,
A new initiative could make District students safer. Mayor Adrian Fenty launched the Safe Schools Initiative to protect young people from crime and violence inside and outside their schools. By Phyllis Armstrong, Channel 9 News,
Officials Seek To Curb Violence In D.C. Schools. A new effort is building to curb crime and violence that plagues some D.C. public schools. Officials said the plan goes beyond just adding more police patrols and security officers and begins with a simple idea -- reach students before they get involved in violence. By Tom Sherwood, News Channel 4,
Fenty to boost police presence at key schools. Safety initiative includes a program to create violence-free zones at Johnson and Anacostia. That program will be headed by the Center for Neighborhood Enterprise, the East Capitol Center for Change and Peacoholics, By Gary Emerling, THE WASHINGTON TIMES. February 22, 2007.
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Fenty plan to protect students from violence. By Courtney Mabeus, The Examiner,
Robert Woodson, Sr., Compassionate Conservative. By Joseph Young, The
Brokering Peace, In neighborhoods where violence is rife, Peaceoholics confront troublemaking youths to persuade them to settle their beefs nonviolently. By Robert E. Pierre, The Washington Post, January 14, 2007.
Gang Intervention Leader Shows Teens An Alternative, By LAURA
South Division Gets Some Help; Youth advocates from
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