Geoffrey Canada To Resign From Harlem Children's Zone

Geoffrey Canada To Resign From Harlem Children's Zone
Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of Harlem Children's Academy Promise Zone, speaks at a ground breaking ceremony for the new site of the academy, Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in New York. The school will serve 1,300 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of Harlem Children's Academy Promise Zone, speaks at a ground breaking ceremony for the new site of the academy, Wednesday, April 6, 2011 in New York. The school will serve 1,300 students from kindergarten to 12th grade. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Geoffrey Canada, who over the past two decades became the charismatic spokesman for a more holistic approach to tackling issues of education and poverty through his Harlem Children's Zone, said he is resigning as the organization's chief executive.

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