Civic Index allows cities to measure community engagement in
public schools.
A new Civic Index for Quality Public Education, developed by the
Public Education Network (PEN), offers municipal officials and other
local leaders an online tool to measure community support for . . .
Panel tells Congress: public pension plans getting it
right.
A panel of experts testified recently before the U.S. Joint
Economic Committee (JEC) of the U.S. Congress that state and local
pensions are getting retirement right and no new federal . . .
NLC Corporate Partners Program.(National League of Cities)(Brief
article)
The NLC Corporate Partners Program promotes the exchange of ideas
between corporate leaders and the leaders of America's cities in
order to strengthen local government, encourage economic . . .
Program seeks to educate citizens about predatory
lending.
This is the third in a series of Nation's Cities Weekly
articles drawing on the resources and expertise of NLC's Corporate
Partners.
As the effects of the recent collapse of the housing market . . .
Mayors and superintendents visit Capitol to focus on
intergovernmental partnerships for closing achievement gap.
Last Thursday, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Washington,
D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty participated in a committee hearing convened by
Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Committee on . . .
Education leaders examine role of high school alternatives in
preparing youth for college and work force.
Nashville, Tenn., Mayor Karl Dean and Sen. Lamar Alexander
(R-Tenn.) joined other policymakers and national education leaders at a
recent briefing on Capitol Hill on the growth of high . . .
Housing policy: turning around the U.S. disaster.
A real mess. There's no other way to describe national housing
policy in America today.
There's the massive subprime crisis--caused in no small part
by lackadaisical federal regulation.
Fannie . . .
Final push on federal housing bill near.
Negotiations between Congressional leaders and the White House on a
landmark federal housing reform and foreclosure mitigation bill
intensified last week as more bad news from the housing market . . .
McCain, Obama campaigns pledge to work with cities.(John
McCain)(Barack Obama)
Campaign surrogates for each of the presumptive presidential
nominees pledged that their candidate will work with NLC and city
leaders to address the challenges facing cities and the country during . . .
NLC seeks new vision for nation's transportation
program.(National League of Cities)
In anticipation of the upcoming expiration of the federal
transportation program, Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient
Transportation Equity Act--A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), and the
federal . . .
Cities receive all-America designation.(National Civic League
)
Goodyear, Ariz.; Cerritos, Calif.; Aurora, Colo.; New Haven, Conn.;
Kissimmee-Osceola County, Fla.; Gladstone, Mo.; the St. Louis region of
Missouri and Illinois, Lenoir and Reidsville, N.C. and . . .
HELO and NALEO honor Cisneros.(Hispanic Elected Local
Officials)
NLC's Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) constituency
group and the League of California Cities--Latino Caucus recently
recognized Henry Cisneros, former secretary of housing and . . .
21st Century leadership: exploring the frontiers of the
future.
This is the first in a series of articles revolving around the
topics that will be presented at the 16th Annual Leadership Summit
scheduled for September 11-13 at the Resort at the Mountain (Mr. . . .
Report examines how governments can meet citizens'
needs.(Report)
This is the second in a series of Nation's Cities Weekly
articles drawing on the resources and expertise of NLC's Corporate
Partners.
As city officials consider how best to meet the challenges . . .
Smart Growth Conference to help build safe, healthy, livable
communities.(Brief article)
The New Partners for Smart Growth Conference has grown
significantly--increasing in scope, attendance and prestige--since it
began several years ago and is now considered to be one of the
"premier" . . .
IRS offers new funding opportunity for cities to enhance free tax
preparation programs.(Internal Revenue Service)
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced that it is
now accepting applications for a new Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
(VITA) matching grant program.
This VITA grant program is the . . .
House approves sewage monitoring bill.
Last month, the House approved by voice vote legislation that would
require sewage treatment plants to monitor for and report hazardous
sewage releases to the public within 24 hours.
The Sewage . . .
'Disrupting class'--exciting hope for our
schools.
Surprise No. 1: America's public schools are actually
improving, average scores inching upward despite increased numbers of
immigrant and often poorly prepared children.
But we're still . . .
NLC shifts focus to local officials with emergency management
training project.
With studies showing that current emergency management training is
mostly geared to first responders and emergency managers, work on
NLC's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) $1.89 . . .
July ushers in tough fiscal conditions for states and cities: NLC
releases report on state fiscal systems.(National League of
Ci
July 1 marked the beginning of a new fiscal year for most states
and about one-third of local governments, and, as a result of declining
economic conditions, ushered in a period of cutback . . .
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