We gratefully acknowledge the contribution of (a) children, parents, schools, businesses, churches, and communities that informed the development, evaluation, and refinement of policies and practices recommended here; (b) more than 20 financial sources of support received from city, state, county, and federal governments along with local and national foundations and the Pittsburgh School District; and (c) the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus that years ago provided a platform for (a) and (b) with a development grant of $500,000.