Sentences with phrase «several urban problems»
Cities worldwide are promoting environmentally «green» roofs to mitigate several urban problems.
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Several task groups evolved from these; their goal was to raise the level of concern on the city council by working to elect candidates aware of urban problems.
The task force, established by Senator Simon last May in the wake of several reports highly critical of the city's school system — one calling its dropout problem «a human tragedy of enormous dimensions» — was aimed at turning Chicago into an «urban laboratory» for educational experimentation.
With innovation as its approach to tackling entrenched problems and attitudes that plague many urban centers of education, Project L.I.F.T. relies on several research - proven programs and applications in its turnaround strategy.
Atlanta Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Lisa Bracken said the school district has higher costs for several reasons: The expense of city living drives up teacher pay; the district has «low population» schools that lack economies of scale but are kept open «due to urban traffic constraints and community needs;» many students need extra services because they have learning problems or disabilities, don't speak English fluently or come from poverty; and the district has a large unfunded pension liability with growing obligations.