Preparing Children for the World They Will Inherit
By Doug Imig 
Archive for February, 2010
February 27th, 2010 8:43pm UTC
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I recently had the opportunity to attend the Organization of American States (OAS) meeting in Puebla, Mexico on initial and basic education for indigenous and rural children. Puebla is a beautiful and thriving city; and I look forward to returning soon, with my family in tow. Additionally, the conference was an eye-opening experience in terms [...]
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February 27th, 2010 12:35am UTC
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Adolfo Carrion leads President Barack Obama’s urban initiatives. Smart City talked to him to find out what urban leaders can expect after his first year of organizing the new office and coordinating cabinet officials to develop new urban strategies, and we hope you’ll listen. As Director of the White House Office of Urban Affairs, his [...]
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February 26th, 2010 12:26am UTC
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It was one of those days when it seemed that nothing made sense to us. On one hand, there were reports that the Wharton Administration was softening on the completion of Beale Street Landing, and on the other, there was a City Councilman suggesting that residents of the smaller towns in Shelby County shouldn’t have [...]
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February 25th, 2010 12:35pm UTC
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I positively detest the cold. I’m simply not constituted for it. Winter makes everything brown and grey and nothing blooms. All those extra clothes and hats and mittens and scarves and coats make me look like that kid from A Christmas Story. And did I mention . . . it’s cold! In summer time, I [...]
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February 25th, 2010 12:09am UTC
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Possibly the only thing more disconcerting than the self-loathing that is such a regular feature of life in Memphis is the overly defensive attitude we exhibit when we finish on the wrong end of one of the meaningless city lists that populate publications and websites these days. So far, we’ve had the city mayor, the [...]
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February 24th, 2010 12:23am UTC
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We make no secret of our support for the creation of a new government that takes the place of Memphis and Shelby County Governments, but changing the rules in the middle of the game to accomplish is not just poor sportsmanship. It’s bad faith. It’s bad form. It’s power over persuasion. It’s cleverness over statesmanship. [...]
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February 23rd, 2010 1:29pm UTC
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Finish Beale Street Landing, review the process and let the battle on the Mississippi begin. Over the last few months a debate has been brewing about the future of the Downtown cobblestones. The problem of the area’s deterioration has been on full display. Solutions have been presented. Problems have been revealed and changes have been [...]
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Whole Lot of Shakin’ Needed in Memphis
City Engineering, City of Memphis, Clean Memphis, Coalition for Livable Communities, Greening Greater Memphis, Grow Memphis, Hattiloo Theater, I-269, Memphis Art Park, Memphis Music Magnet, Minority business, Project Green Fork, Shelby Farms Park, Skate Park, Sustainable Shelby, Talent Dividend, Teach For America, Uncategorized, change agent, metro government charter commission, resilient cities, self-organizing, social entrepreneurs, walkable neighborhoods
February 22nd, 2010 12:01am UTC
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Where’s Judy when we need her? She was granddaughter to one of Charles Dickens’s most memorable villains, Smallweed in Bleak House. Her grandfather couldn’t walk and was carried in a chair from place to place, and regularly, to get better positioned, he would shout: “Shake me up, Judy.” We need her here. No place needs [...]
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February 21st, 2010 12:49am UTC
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“If the local television stations start showing good news, then I know things are getting bad.” That’s what my old boss used to say and he should know. Jim Redmond was the chair of the University of Memphis Department of Journalism and a long-time anchor in the Denver market. Like all teachers and practitioners of [...]
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February 20th, 2010 11:18am UTC
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Matt Cullen is leading Detroit’s latest transit initiative, the privately-funding M-1 line along Woodward Avenue. Smart City talked to Matt about the impact he believes light rail can have on the city’s redevelopment ambitions and why investing in Detroit now makes sense. Matt is President and Chief Operating Officer of Rock Enterprises in Detroit, the [...]
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- Innovation Dublin 9.1.10 9:48pmFrom November 10-21, the city of Dublin will host the second Innovation Dublin festival where venues throughout the city region will open their doors to showcase and promote all facets of innovation in the city. The festival provides Dubliners, entrepreneurs, students, researchers, artists and large corporations with an opportunity to discuss, promote and ce...
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- Using Technology to Inspire Community to Action 8.24.10 9:09pmThese days, as people use Facebook to support Haiti, end hunger, and stand behind other causes, social networks have become the place to make a statement. Yet those clicks don’t necessarily turn into a movement to better communities. At least not yet. With the Knight Foundation’s focus on fostering informed and engaged communities, they started looking at wa...
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- A Greener Welcome in Indianapolis 8.18.10 6:32pmBy the time the sun sets on October 7, Indianapolis will have ten acres of new natural area. Even more amazing: it will happen in just eight hours. More than 9,000 Eli Lilly and Company volunteers will plant 72,000 native shrubs and perennials, and another 1,600 trees along a path traversed by 100,000 vehicles a day.The project, A Greener Welcome, will natur...
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- A High Line for Harlem 8.3.10 9:48pmAn innovative urban development project, spearheaded by the Harlem Community Development Corporation, could bring new energy and excitement to Harlem. Tentatively called La Marqueta Mile, the proposed mile-long, open air market under the Metro North tracks would span 22 blocks and house as many as 900 vendors, providing enormous opportunity to local entrepre...
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- Redeveloping an Old City in the Right (And Thoughtful) Way 7.28.10 6:43pmSyracuse, N.Y. is “rightsizing the city” with the help of a partnership among Mayor Stephanie Miner, Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor and Vice President of Community Engagement Marilyn Higgins (both CEOs for Cities members), assorted neighborhood groups and business associations. An inspiring article posted on citiwire.net says that slowly but su...
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- The Accidental Giant of Higher Education 7.26.10 3:01pm"A woman with a plan" is the description the New York Times gives Dr. Nancy Zimpher, chancellor of the State University of New York. In very short order, she has turned the "unloved colossus" into the best economic development hope for the state of New York. "My belief is that to move an organization forward you have to have a comm...
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- More Federal Funds for Tennessee 9.2.10 3:09pmIn the federal Race to the Top, Tennessee is surely a competitor. The state will share in a $170 million Race to the Top Assessment Program grant announced today by the U.s. Department of Education.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- Zoo On Ice 9.1.10 9:07pmIt won't just be penguins skating around the Memphis Zoo this winter. The Zoo announced today that it will build an outdoor ice-skating rink, to open in November.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- Midnight Ride Hit and Run 8.30.10 6:33pmI've heard two accounts this morning of a hit-and-run during the middle of Saturday night's popular Midnight Classic Bike Tour. Apparently, around 12:30 a.m.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- More With MCS Consultant Jeffrey Hernandez 8.26.10 1:45pmAs part of this week's print extravaganza, I interviewed controversial Memphis City Schools (MCS) consultant Jeffrey Hernandez. His $1,500-a-day consulting fee, coupled with an intense animosity for him from some parents in Palm Beach County and his ties to superintendent Kriner Cash and deputy superintendent Irving Hamer, have caused questions about hi...
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- Art Scene 8.24.10 8:55pm(Sorry posting has been so light thus far in the week. It's been crazy busy around here.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]...
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- The Dance and Data of the Lemons 8.20.10 9:47pmLast week, the LA Times began an ambitious series focused on teacher effectiveness at the Los Angeles Unified School District. Using value-added data compiled from seven years of math and English test scores, the newspaper is exploring the (often, quite large) disparities between effective and ineffective teachers.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments ...
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