Sentences with phrase «better urban policy»

His work now focuses on urbanization because better urban policy offers the best chance for speeding up growth in the developing world.

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Megan Randall, a researcher at the Urban Institute who studies economic development policy, said companies cared most about a talented work force, which requires good schools and colleges, and amenities like affordable housing, parks and public transit that make a place desirable.

The Canadian Global Cities Council, a coalition of Canada's eight largest urban regional chambers of commerce, is calling for airport policy reform to align Canada with global best practices, and for our international airports to be factored into transit infrastructure planning by all levels of government.

This is hardly to suggest that everyone must open a farm (although perhaps there's something to be said for the ever - more - visible urban gardening movement), or that our society had better embrace radical policy shifts all at once or else!

There must also be a reversal of the trend, dictated by urban growth and economic policies, to turn much of the best farmland into industrial and residential sites.

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He was a co-founder of the group D.C. Urban Gardeners, sits on the advisory board of the D.C. Farm to School Network and contributes to food policy blogs such as Grist and La Vida Locavore, as well as the gardening blog Garden Rant.

The European Union's regional policy and multi-level arrangement of governance have provided an important instrumentarium, as well as likely platform, for such para-diplomatic activities on the basis of growing urban — especially metropolitan — consciousness as places «that matter» (more than the rest).

I want to offer some information on our early organizing work to help engage existing soil - based as well as other community - driven urban ag growers, activists, and leaders as local elected officials begin to consider the development of urban ag policy...

The comparative framework included the seminal work of German and Japanese urban climatologists, as well as the more recent climate policy initiatives of New York City and the City of Manchester.The project was a collaboration between MARC and the Centre for History of Science Technology and Medicine.

It can be an urban policy issue as well.»

Understanding how birds move through urban areas will help urban planners and policy makers to make cities better places to live.»

Gary Orfield, professor of education, law, political science, and urban planning at UCLA, said opponents of the UT admission policy claim there are nonracial alternatives that do the job just as well, including the 10 % plan that UT now uses as its first phase for admission; approaches using socioeconomic status rather than race as a factor; and special outreach and recruitment efforts.

The authors argue that cities need to step out of traditional roles in planning urban infrastructure and learn how to better understand the needs of residents in order to craft policies and programs that enable the adoption of energy and carbon - efficient technologies and practices.

Barthelemy says the model could also come in handy for estimating traffic delays, gas consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, so that urban planners and policy makers can better understand how those different factors evolve as a city grows.

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Good places to check urban myths are the Annenberg Public Policy Center's FactCheck.org and Snopes.com.

One of them, Sally Bachofer, possessor of the rare combination of serious government experience and creative policy ideas, recently penned a good post about ways chartering can help solve some of our thorniest urban K — 12 problems.

Two big changes in American education policy have been good for kids in general, but not particularly good for Catholic schools, especially the urban variety.

Serving in that role through 2005 exposed Bersin to the interaction among administrators, teachers, and students as well as to the theory, policy, and practice of urban public education.

Two big changes in American education policy over the past several decades have been good for the country and for kids in general, but not particularly good for Catholic schools, especially the urban variety.

To argue that she has been even moderately successful with her approach, we would have to ignore the legitimate concerns of local and national charter reformers who know the city well, and ignore the possibility that Detroit charters are taking advantage of loose oversight by cherry - picking students, and ignore the very low test score growth in Detroit compared with other cities on the urban NAEP, and ignore the policy alternatives that seem to work better (for example, closing low - performing charter schools), and ignore the very low scores to which Detroit charters are being compared, and ignore the negative effects of virtual schools, and ignore the negative effects of the only statewide voucher programs that provide the best comparisons with DeVos's national agenda.

Candidate Booker created the Institute for Urban Excellence, a nonprofit whose sole mission has been to develop a report of best urban practices to guide policy in post — Sharpe James NeUrban Excellence, a nonprofit whose sole mission has been to develop a report of best urban practices to guide policy in post — Sharpe James Neurban practices to guide policy in post — Sharpe James Newark.

In addition to policy reports, Mike's research has been published in academic journals, including Education Finance and Policy, Education Administration Quarterly, and Journal of Education Finance, as well as in edited volumes from the Brookings Institution Press, the Urban Institute Press, and Harvard Education policy reports, Mike's research has been published in academic journals, including Education Finance and Policy, Education Administration Quarterly, and Journal of Education Finance, as well as in edited volumes from the Brookings Institution Press, the Urban Institute Press, and Harvard Education Policy, Education Administration Quarterly, and Journal of Education Finance, as well as in edited volumes from the Brookings Institution Press, the Urban Institute Press, and Harvard Education Press.

In an effort to address concerns on accountability, the UNCF, National Urban League and Education Post recently released a report Building Better Narratives in Black Education focusing on better engaging communities around K - 12 education and driving substantive policy chBetter Narratives in Black Education focusing on better engaging communities around K - 12 education and driving substantive policy chbetter engaging communities around K - 12 education and driving substantive policy changes.

The three California districts «did consistently better at a time when many urban districts that were tested showed declines,» said Linda Darling Hammond, president of the Learning Policy Institute, a research and policy organization in PaloPolicy Institute, a research and policy organization in Palopolicy organization in Palo Alto.

She is also a faculty affiliate of Center for Global Change and Governance, Urban Studies, Women Studies, Urban Education, Institute on Education Law and Policy, as well as the Institute of Ethnicity, Culture, and the Modern Experience.

«In California, state law and local rules make it challenging for districts to reward their best teachers and remove their worst teachers,» said Dominic Brewer, a professor of urban policy the USC Rossier School.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

Dr. Noguera has published over 200 research and scholarly articles, monographs, research reports, and editorials on topics such as urban school reform, education policy, conditions that promote student achievement, the role of education in community development, youth violence, and race and ethnic relations in American society as well as the author of several books.

A 14 - member review board of prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from around the country evaluated publicly available student achievement data on 20 large established urban charter school systems and found that YES Prep Public Schools had the best overall student academic performance between 2007 and 2011.

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Regarding national findings, a review of the CREDO study by the National Education Policy Center questioned CREDO's statistical methods: for example, the study excluded public schools that do NOT send students to charters, thus «introducing a bias against the best urban public schools.»

A nine - member review board of prominent education researchers, policy leaders, practitioners and executives from around the country evaluated publicly available student achievement data on 27 large established urban charter school systems and found that Achievement First, KIPP Foundation and Uncommon Schools had the best overall student academic performance in recent years.

The Urban League is a very well respected local Black institution and has launched an education leadership academy to train and empower Black professionals in the city with the knowledge, resources, and network to act in support of creating sustainable quality educational options and policies.

I then offer a comprehensive profile of Massachusetts» approach to charter schools, including an analysis of Massachusetts» charter cap system alongside an examination of various data trends accompanying the policy, including the conclusion that the cap seems to have produced charter schools which appear to be serving Boston's and other urban areas» low - income and minority communities particularly well, although this pattern is not necessarily replicated in non-urban schools.

In these sessions, based on your district size, you will have an opportunity to discuss with board members from around the country relevant and timely issues facing urban school districts and share best practices and policies that are working.

Eco-conscious travelers shouldn't pass up a chance to visit Portland for some of the greenest urban policies in the United States, while food and drink connoisseurs will flock to the city for the best local microbrews and ultra-hip eateries tucked into charming urban pockets throughout the city.

Well, probably not, but if he did look to a 2003 urban planning simulation game, don't go blaming developer Maxis if that economic policy fails.

This edition focuses on urban areas and the environment, exploring how cities and climate change are affecting the way we live and how good public policies can improve prospects for future generations.

Good practices and «lessons learned» in urban agriculture programmes and urban food policies are highlighted in different publications and working papers published by RUAF (see the RUAF Publications section of this web site).

A sustainable urban livelihoods framework is discussed, which enables to better understand and define the multi-sectoral, institutional and policy aspects of urban agriculture in order to identify appropriate interventions.

It reviews policy responses, strategies and practices that are emerging in urban areas to mitigate and adapt to climate change, as well as their potential achievements and constraints.

The incorporation of climate change adaptation into each urban centre's development planning, infrastructure investments and land - use management is well served by an iterative process within each locality of learning about changing risks and uncertainties that informs an assessment of policy options and decisions.

The journal also welcomes analyses of practical applications of environmental, energy technology, regional, and urban policies, as well as theoretically robust discussions of common arguments that appear throughout debates on environment and energy policy, either in the scholarly literature or in the broader civic sphere.

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He is the author / co-author of five books including a Short Guide to Environmental Policy (2014), Environmentalism Since 1945 (2013), Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities (2006), World Transport Policy and Practice (2003) as well as numerous academic papers and policy rePolicy (2014), Environmentalism Since 1945 (2013), Urban Air Pollution in Asian Cities (2006), World Transport Policy and Practice (2003) as well as numerous academic papers and policy rePolicy and Practice (2003) as well as numerous academic papers and policy repolicy reports.

The first session highlighted good practices, strategies, and policies in achieving resilient and low - carbon urban food systems in cities and city regions across the globe.

Terry's recommendations were: better, joined - up policy; better training for urban planners, to take rural issues into account; solutions for mixed land use; crime reduction targets for rural crime; markets farmer involvement with the London Food Strategy, link up London Emissions Zone with food policy.

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