Geoffrey Canada has 650 kids in college right now. He founded the Harlem Children's Zone in New York in 1990, leading a bold social experiment using eduation to break the cycle of poverty for poor ...

Geoffrey Canada and Education's Future. By Jay Mathews. December 18, 2008 at 7:00 p.m. EST. I have devoted many years to writing about schools, but much of the time I am really writing about poverty.

Geoffrey Canada, chief executive of the renowned Harlem Children’s Zone, recently announced that he would be stepping down from the position in June.

Visionary American educator Geoffrey Canada gives the Commencement address, joined by fellow honorands Sen. Susan Collins, art historian Wanda Corn ’62, and Lewiston-born actor Patrick Dempsey.

Addressing Penn’s graduating Class of 2012, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone Geoffrey Canada asked, “Do you care about those who won’t make it without real help?” “You are graduating at a time when ...

Geoffrey Canada will step down as the chief executive of Harlem Children’s Zone after two decades. By Javier C. Hernández ...

The commencement speaker committee’s unquestioning view of Geoffrey Canada is disappointing. While Canada has a sterling reputation, he is not without some serious flaws. Paul Tough’s book Whatever it ...

Editor’s Note: Geoffrey Canada has been president and chief executive of Harlem Children’s Zone since 1990. The nonprofit organization provides education, along with social services, for a 100 ...

Valley Stream resident and former Wyandanch High School graduate Geoffrey Canada, center, greets President Barack Obama at Lehman College in the Bronx on May 4, 2015.

The racket of construction on a new Harlem charter school is considerably quieter now than it has been, but the complaints coming from residents are still plenty audible. Harlem educator Geoffrey C… ...

Geoffrey Canada has turned the Harlem Children’s Zone into what many see as a model charity by taking innovative approaches to traditional problems. It turns out Mr. Canada approaches fund raising ...