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Mayors and Superintendents Focus on Intergovernmental Partnerships for Closing Achievement Gaps
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Washington, D.C., Mayor Adrian Fenty described the importance of education to their cities, the impetus for mayoral control over their respective school districts and the triumphs and challenges they had experienced thus far at a committee hearing convened by Rep. George Miller, chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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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 public schools. The index identifies 10 categories found to be crucial to quality public education, such as education leadership of local officials, parent engagement and utilization of school performance data.
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Citywide Summits to Address National Dropout Crisis
Sponsors of a new Dropout Prevention Campaign will host summits to spur collaborative action in 50 cities and every state by the year 2010. The campaign, launched April 1, 2008 is spearheaded by America’s Promise – the Alliance for Youth, of which NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) is a partner.
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Mayors' Education Advisors Focus on High School Reform, Support for Learning
Members of the Mayors' Education Policy Advisors Network (EPAN) met in San Diego, Calif., to discuss school improvement strategies, alternatives and options for high school, easing the transition from high school to college, and connecting in-school and out-of-school time.
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Small Cities Make Big Strides in Partnerships with Schools
Several small cities are working with their school districts to improve public education and academic outcomes for children and youth and to build healthier communities.
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City Education Snapshots Available on NLC Website
The YEF Institute has compiled a series of “education snapshots” that highlight ways in which municipal leaders in 30 cities are partnering with local school districts to improve education.
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