Sentences with phrase «of urban governance»

She teaches and researches in the areas of urban governance and local government law.

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«This paper is among the first to assess the urban citizenship implications of disparate metropolitan governance changes.

It covers, for example, the role and governance of charities, federalism and urban governance issues, and questions of accountability and transparency in government.

In The First Urban Christians (1983) Meeks tells the story of Jesus groups founded by Paul, focusing on their «urban» environment, their social life and the formation of their ekklesia, governance, ritual, patterns of belief and patterns of Urban Christians (1983) Meeks tells the story of Jesus groups founded by Paul, focusing on their «urban» environment, their social life and the formation of their ekklesia, governance, ritual, patterns of belief and patterns of urban» environment, their social life and the formation of their ekklesia, governance, ritual, patterns of belief and patterns of life.

This localisation (or, urbanisation) of citizenship may be expected to correlate more closely with the increasingly more place - specific nature of civil society in urban areas, offering better scope for «getting involved» in governance than at the more distant, «homogenised» notion of national level.

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).

By Pius Badu (Dr.) The writer is a Consultant in Urban Development and a Municipal Governance Expert of the United Nations.

Arianna Giovannini is Senior Lecturer in Local Politics in the Department of Politics and Public Policy, De Montfort University, where she is a member of the Local Governance Research Unit (LRGU) and the Centre for Urban Research on Austerity (CURA).

Other achievements, according to the Organized Labour include, «payment of 13th Month salary as Christmas bonus to the state workers; elaborate infrastructural developments of both urban and rural areas of the state through unique fiscal management of the state's meager resources; transformation of the education, agriculture and health sectors, other areas of governance which have improved the quality of lives of the people of Enugu State; approval of payment of arrears of salaries of 731 former staff of some state parastatals and also, the regularization of 42 casual staff of the Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane Enugu, as permanent staff of the institution», among others.

Because of our governance problems, that's rarely been the case, at least in urban America.

The RAND Corporation and the University of Washington's Institute for Public Policy and Management have jointly established a new center that will explore alternatives to the current system of education governance, particularly in urban areas.

Local rural and urban communities, small enough for all members to take part in face - to - face decision - making, as the fundamental unit of governance, linked with each other at bioregional, ecoregional and cultural levels into landscape / seascape institutions that are answerable to these basic units.

Bold experiments in educational governance such as mayoral control of urban systems, «recovery districts,» and charter management organizations

Changing governance arrangements clearly can make a difference in the way urban public school systems function, but such a strategy requires the right combination of ingredients - committed and skilled leadership by the mayor, willingness to use scarce resources, a stable coalition of supporters, appropriate education policies, and a cadre of competent, committed professionals to implement the reforms.

Among the 21 mostly low - performing urban districts participating in the urban NAEP test in recent years, Detroit experienced growth that was below the group average growth, even though many of these districts were not undergoing any major governance reforms.

But the Church proved more ossified: the organization, management, staffing, funding, and governance of urban Catholic schools was nearly identical when Catholic schools took off in the 1890s, ascended in the early 20th century, and collapsed in the century's second half.

What follows is a narrative of governance overhauls in two large urban districts, each serving a predominately African - American population.

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.

They are unique in the nation in that they have autonomy over budget, staffing, governance, curriculum and assessment, and the school calendar to provide increased flexibility to organize schools and staffing to best meet students» needs, while operating within the economy of scale of a large urban public school district.

The third is an assessment of four important contextual matters for the state: its web of institutions responsible education governance and the interaction among them; its diversity of urban, suburban and rural locales; its capacity, along with the capacities of its communities, to carry out new policies; and its mandates already affecting principals.

During his school board tenure spanning two decades, Ogden has been an active participant in a plan of action to build and sustain a governance team designed to promote academic achievement in one of the nation's largest urban school districts.

Working with diverse populations from coast to coast, and from our southern to northern borders, it is this passion for commitment that makes Treviño an effective leader and one of the country's leading trainers and teachers in the areas of effective school board governance, urban education, the politics of education, and the foundations of educational leadership.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) Award for Urban School Board Excellence was created in 2004 to recognize the leadership of urban school districts where effective school board governance has an impact on student achievement, and this year's winner has more than demonstrated its leadership in reshaping the academic program and the success of its studUrban Boards of Education (CUBE) Award for Urban School Board Excellence was created in 2004 to recognize the leadership of urban school districts where effective school board governance has an impact on student achievement, and this year's winner has more than demonstrated its leadership in reshaping the academic program and the success of its studUrban School Board Excellence was created in 2004 to recognize the leadership of urban school districts where effective school board governance has an impact on student achievement, and this year's winner has more than demonstrated its leadership in reshaping the academic program and the success of its studurban school districts where effective school board governance has an impact on student achievement, and this year's winner has more than demonstrated its leadership in reshaping the academic program and the success of its students.

(HARTFORD, CT)-- Connecticut Commissioner of Education Stefan Pryor today called for the appointment of a special investigator to examine the operations, finances, governance, and other issues related to recent revelations regarding Family Urban Schools of Excellence (FUSE) and Jumoke Academy.

receiving an assessment of your school board's progress in the four core areas of urban district governance; and

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) recognizes excellence in school board governance by presenting the Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence.

making a contribution to the knowledge base of best practices in urban school board governance.

She has worked on a number of key initiatives including The Broad Prize for Urban Education, the architectural competition and construction of The Broad museum and the foundation's organizational strategy, design and governance.

The Broad Foundation is the least wealthy of the three, but has still spent nearly $ 400 million on its mission of «transforming urban K - 12 public education through better governance, management, labor relations and competition.»

Awarded by the National School Board Association's (NSBA) Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE), the CUBE Award recognizes school boards that exhibit excellence in school board governance, academic improvement, educational equity, and community engagement.

Working through CUBE, you and your school board governance team can also influence the advocacy priorities of the NSBA to ensure that federal policymakers understand how they can help your school district successfully educate urban schoolchildren.

This book provides valuable insights and guidelines which are essential reading for the staff of municipal authorities, NGO's producer groups, universities, agricultural research and extension organisations and others who seek to enhance participatory governance, urban food security, urban poverty alleviation and improved urban environmental management.

It found that capacity - building was crucial to the establishment of the PBC, focusing on developing the group's decision - making skills and creating a transparent governance process that addressed the needs of traditional people living in an urban environment.

The common themes include: a shared negative experience of colonisation and cultural disruption, including in many cases catastrophic declines in physical, spiritual and cultural health and wellness over multiple generations; the consequent desire among First Nations to regain Indigenous self - determination and self - governance in order to nurture healthy and happy future generations; the need to understand cultural differences in how the meanings of health and wellness are understood and applied at the community, family and individual levels, and to therefore identify culturally appropriate responses, including traditional modalities and safe systems of care; the significance of cultural diversity between different Indigenous groups or communities within both countries; the differing needs and circumstances for Indigenous health and wellness in urban, regional and remote settings; and the challenges of delivering health services to remote communities in often harsh environments.

Pushing the Governance Boundaries: Making Transparent the Role of Water Utilities in Managing Urban Waterways.

John has a good understanding of governance, community control and government structures, and is very committed to improving the health and wellbeing of all urban, regional and remote Indigenous people.

The evidence base includes outcomes for schools with a variety of governance structures in many local contexts, ranging from small charter schools to large and small district - run schools in urban and rural communities.

History demonstrates that Government policies removing people from their land has resulted in the gradual disintegration of cultural standards and governance; it has resulted in fringe communities in urban areas, in alcoholism and youth suicides, and in disempowerment.