Karen Seashore, professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development was quoted in the Pioneer Press article “City leaders apply for federal grant to create a ‘Promise Neighborhood’ in St. Paul.”

“St. Paul civic, community, educational and political leaders have embarked on a long-term plan to turn around hard-knocks portions of the Frogtown and Summit-University neighborhoods…Approaches like Promise Neighborhood run counter to an educational approach in recent decades that views schools as safe havens and the community as something to keep at a distance,” said Karen Seashore, a professor in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota.