Sentences with phrase «civic leaders of the city»

Currently, the business and civic leaders of the city have advocated for more charters, even though several of the city's charters have been investigated for financial misdeeds.

Not exact matches

When the collection of major works housed at the city's world - class Detroit Institute of Arts Museum was in danger of being liquidated to pay off municipal debt, the federal mediator, Judge Gerald Rosen, city emergency manager, Kevyn Orr, and other civic leaders leaned heavily on community and national foundations, lawmakers and the museum itself to put their money where their masterpieces were.

The first of these stores is set to open in early 2017 in Baltimore, MD, where Starbucks has been working with local community, civic and business leaders with the collective goal of addressing the opportunity gap facing the city's young men and women.

After nine years as mayor of Alberta's capital city, Mr. Mandel left office in October 2013 as a well - respected civic leader.

Why does the view of early - stage capital in Kansas City vary so drastically between entrepreneurs and civic leaders?

Speaking of how Bethel have engaged with Redding's population of 90,000, Valotton says, «The Lord spoke to us about people in our city who are Romans 13 people, they are civic leaders who are called «ministers of God» [by Paul].

Attracting museums to parks has been a city trend since 1893, when civic leaders arranged for the Art Institute of Chicago to move to Grant Park and for what we now call the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum to move to Lincoln Park.

Behar, a progressive reformer who ran unsuccessfully for City Council and State Assembly, has been quietly building a coalition of community and civic leaders, which are already expressing encouragement.

«While some of our members have differed in the past on some of the specific issues in the New NY Agenda, the Executive Committee unanimously takes this position because we understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

As the leaders of the Association for a Better New York and the Partnership for New York City, Mr. Rudin and Ms. Wylde are gatekeepers for the city's civic - minded elite, those members of the business world who show up to power breakfasts and want to have the mayor's City, Mr. Rudin and Ms. Wylde are gatekeepers for the city's civic - minded elite, those members of the business world who show up to power breakfasts and want to have the mayor's city's civic - minded elite, those members of the business world who show up to power breakfasts and want to have the mayor's ear.

Glen Oaks Village President Bob Friedrich said his experience as a civic leader will translate well to the City Council, which he says needs to be infused with civic - minded people like himself instead of career politicians.

«As he's always done, Mayor - elect de Blasio routinely talks with members of the City Council and other civic leaders about the critical issues facing New York City,» Smith said in a statement.

The voices of local lawmakers, civic leaders and residents must have reverberated last week with officials at the State Liquor Authority (SLA) who rejected a second application by the owners of a Long Island City strip club for a liquor license.

As WFP leader Dan Cantor said at the time (fingers crossed, no doubt): «We understand and accept Andrew's point that this is a pivotal moment in the history of this state, similar to the 1975 New York City fiscal crisis, when leaders in the labor, civic, business and political arena must put aside their individual agendas for the good of the entire state.»

The project has the support of Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, state Sen. Jack Martins (R - Mineola), Rep. Kathleen Rice (D - Garden City) and numerous civic leaders.

Many of them turned out last Saturday as elected officials joined civic leaders and city officials to officially co-name the northeast corner of Diversity Plaza in a ceremony that coincided with World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, which was designated by the United Nations in 2002.

When a city commission redraws the district lines for the City Council this year, civic leaders from southeast Queens are calling for the unification of the Baisley Houses in Jamacity commission redraws the district lines for the City Council this year, civic leaders from southeast Queens are calling for the unification of the Baisley Houses in JamaCity Council this year, civic leaders from southeast Queens are calling for the unification of the Baisley Houses in Jamaica.

Since our civic group's formation, over two years ago, I've shared in the pleasure of working in volunteerism with our neighbors, fellow civic leaders, elected colleagues in government and numerous city agencies.

The governor already awarded Central New York $ 500 million in his Upstate Revitalization Initiative - aka the Upstate Hunger Games - because leaders of Onondaga County and the city of Syracuse are supporting the work of a civic group expected to recommend ways to consolidate governments within the county.

«We appreciate the support of elected officials who are stepping forward to help improve the system we all share and rely upon - and as elected officials, businesses and civic leaders already have, we need City Hall to be a partner with us in this plan.»

This article is based on the experience of civic and education leaders in six big - city school systems — New York City, New Orleans, Denver, Oakland, Newark, and Cleveland — that have adopted a «portfolio strategy.&racity school systems — New York City, New Orleans, Denver, Oakland, Newark, and Cleveland — that have adopted a «portfolio strategy.&raCity, New Orleans, Denver, Oakland, Newark, and Cleveland — that have adopted a «portfolio strategy.»

The time we spent in Detroit left us with the view that the city has the potential to be the next great example of urban school system renewal, as soon as civic and state leaders are ready to step up.

While many people complain about the public education system, PENCIL (Public Education Needs Civic Involvement) invites civic leaders, heads of corporations, and well - known writers and entertainers to walk in the shoes of principals in New York City schools.

In most cities, civic leaders pay attention to education - for only a few months every few years, long enough to get rid of one superintendent and recruit another.

Though Bersin's undergraduate degree at Harvard was in government, and he spent years as a corporate lawyer and federal prosecutor, he made a career shift to education in 1998 when a group of San Diego civic leaders asked him to consider becoming the school superintendent in that city.

The consensus appears to be that these higher levels of performance have less to do with policy than with everything else: the «ecosystem» of reform in a given place (usually a city) and its network of «human - capital providers,» expert charter - management organizations, leadership - development programs, school - incubator efforts, local funders and civic leaders, etc. — in other words, what conservatives like to call «civil society»: the space between the government and the individual (in this case, between government and individual schools).

If charter, district, state, and civic leaders in Detroit can pivot quickly from their various postures over the Free Press series and start addressing the very real problems that parents face in district - run and charter schools alike, they will have a good chance at building a vibrant system of choice for their city.

In 2007, civic and philanthropic leaders founded the nonprofit Partnership for Los Angeles Schools to transform some of the city's highest - need, lowest - performing schools.

Portfolio Strategy identifies the entire city as the unit of change with respect to school reform, and tasks education and civic leaders with developing a citywide system of high - quality, diverse, autonomous public schools.

Richard Barth, CEO of the KIPP Foundation, says similar collaborations have sprung up across the country, where civic leaders have moved past the «charter vs. district debate» and are asking themselves: «How do we just make sure that every child in the city gets to wake up in the morning and go to a great school?»

Beginning around 2009 it became clear to civic leaders and councilmembers that the City of San Diego faced serious financial challenges.

This report examines the experience of parents in cities with multiple public school options to answer the question, how can civic leaders create a choice system that works for all families?

The CUP is a New York City based entity that claims to be, «an energetic 21st century leadership development organization that molds diverse business and civic leaders, and empowers them to exert influence, achieve their individual goals and create collective impact through a range of programs and initiative.»

I serve as director of the Compact, and I'm here today on behalf of the members of the Great Schools Compact and the Philadelphia School Partnership not just to support Superintendent Hite, the Mayor, and many civic leaders in the recommendation for more funding for city schools, but to support the bold transformation that they — that we — must pursue.

But the mayor is also having conversations with education and civic leaders about ways he can have a more significant impact on the state of education in the city.

Once a city has been nominated, PetSafe will review the availability of land and support from civic leaders.

For the best chance to become a finalist, a city should excel in all three categories of land availability, civic leader support and community votes.

Makers were nominated by a pool of more than 300 New York City - based cultural leaders and civic figures from a range of trades and disciplines, including museum curators, choreographers, academics, chefs, musicians, and journalists, with final participants selected by a jury led by Adamson and exhibition curator Jake Yuzna.

The mayor is the honorary chairman of our civic committee, which is built of civic business and cultural leaders who have all signed their name to be supporters of the Expo, and I've been working closely with the city department of cultural affairs and special events.

Henry Hillman was one of Pittsburgh's most notable citizens — a businessman, investor, civic leader and philanthropist who spent much of his fortune supporting a wide range of projects in his home city through the family foundations which he established.

By convening a national task force of artists, cultural leaders, and city officials, led by Creative Time Chief Curator Nato Thompson, the OACCE will begin a yearlong discovery process to investigate how city government can engage a broad spectrum of communities in civic dialogue through large - scale temporary public art.

CAC is committed to building a diverse community of artist leaders who define the place of art in our city's culture and economy, and to cultivating a wide - reaching civic, philanthropic, and public support network that enhances the impact of contemporary artists in Chicago.

A civic leader and staunch supporter of education, women's issues and environmental concerns, among other causes, Ms. Gund is the former chair of the Mayor's Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission of New York City and has served on the boards of such wide - ranging organizations as the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, the Frick, the Fund for Public Schools, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.

Preoccupied with developing urban infrastructure, the well - heeled civic leaders of Dallas have long viewed art — especially when supplied by big - name artists from afar — as a boost the city's «world - class» ambitions.

Because our civic leaders understand that investing in art translates to investing in the future, OKC benefits from a public art program, which means one percent of budgeted city construction must include public art.

The 10 trailblazing civic projects profiled in our list of the top green cities in America are among the most impressive success stories to date — examples of what's possible when elected officials and local business leaders back up their green visions with scientific know - how, clout and creative funding.

The city was named after Dr. Benjamin Rush, a civic leader in Philadelphia who signed the Declaration of Independence.

A group of civic leaders from some of the Edge Cities — a term coined a decade ago to denote cities built at the far fringes of development around major cities — met in Schaumburg, Ill., to discuss possible solutions to the problems these citiesCities — a term coined a decade ago to denote cities built at the far fringes of development around major cities — met in Schaumburg, Ill., to discuss possible solutions to the problems these citiescities built at the far fringes of development around major cities — met in Schaumburg, Ill., to discuss possible solutions to the problems these citiescities — met in Schaumburg, Ill., to discuss possible solutions to the problems these citiescities face.

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