Boston has established a wide range of educational options that have increased graduation rates and better prepared students for college. Attendees at the 2012 Congress of Cities will have the opportunity to see the Boston Public Schools Re-Engagement Center, innovation schools and array of new education options for the future as part of a mobile workshop entitled: Closing Access and Achievement Gaps.
NLC will be continuing the A.S.K. a Corporate Partner: Answers, Solutions, and Knowledge program at the upcoming 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition in Boston, November 28-December 1.
The application process for 2013 NLC Officers and Board of Directors positions is underway. Candidate Data Forms are due to NLC's Executive Office by November 7.
As Chair of the Board Finance Committee, NLC First VP Marie Lopez Rogers led the approval of the FY 2013 budget saying, “This budget provides the path to financial sustainability. With a solid base of revenues and a leaner, focused expense budget, we are handing the new Executive Director a strong platform on which to build.”
Christine Hamilton-Pennell discusses how communities can develop an entrepreneurship support system that focuses on growth-oriented small businesses as a way to drive greater economic growth. Hamilton-Pennell will serve as presenter and facilitator for a Leadership Training Seminar on this topic at the Congress of Cities and Exposition on November 29 in Boston, MA.
Neal Peirce discusses the notion that today's young adults in their 20s and 30s are incubating a value set of sharing rather than ownership. He argues that a sharing economy is a powerful new model and especially approriate to cities.
If a city will have representatives at the 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition, the city must designate a voting delegate and an alternate in order to have a vote in NLC's Annual Business Meeting, which will take place Saturday, December 1 in Boston.
With support from Lumina Foundation, NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education and Families is launching the second phase of an initiative to help cities boost local college completion rates.
NLC has announced the 10 selected Solution Theater workshops at the upcoming 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition in Boston, November 28-December 1. Topics for the sponsored educational sessions range from waste reduction solutions to health and wellness to innovative service delivery through public-private collaborations.
The National League of Cities commemorates the historic 40th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, while calling on the country to build on the progress made in the last four decades.
