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Closing the Word Gap
12:02 pm
Wed March 13, 2013

Providence Wins $5M Bloomberg Prize to Close the Word Gap

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Providence wins $5 million prize from Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Providence Mayor Angel Taveras says it’s a dream that the city won a $5 million prize to help low-income children boost language skills. The prize money came from a philanthropic organization set up by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

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