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Under the direction of Chicago's Mayor Daley, Renaissance 2010 closes underperforming schools and reopens them under a new leadership team who has submitted a proposal and competed for the opportunity to open the new school. In the first round of schools established since the Mayor's proposal, "parents, community leaders and elected officials were involved in planning these new schools and selecting the education teams, all of which include local educators." As many as 18 new schools could open next fall. The school system expects over 100 revamped school administrations by 2010.
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The Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) of Atlanta's Affordable Housing Program (AHP) has awarded two major packages of grants and subsidized loans to Horizon Development and FHLBank Atlanta member Bank of America. The AHP is a semi-annual competitive grants program to support housing programs for very low to moderate income families. The funds are funneled through partnerships with FHLBank Atlanta member banks that help create rental and homeownership choices in various communities. Lynn Brazen, a senior FHLBank Atlanta official states, "Beyond providing more affordable rental choices in the Charlotte area, these two housing initiatives represent the success that public-private partnerships can achieve together."
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The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) recently announced that its' governmentwide e-training initiative saw an increase in registererd users of more than 250% from 2003 to 2004. There are 655,000 registered users of the online learning center, www.golearn.gov, as well as other agency e-training programs. OPM officials attribute the increase to an improved user interface and easier site navigation. The OPM plans to expand this project into a portal connecting federal and non-federal employees to e-learning tools and resources.
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Commonwealth Conference on Health Care Reform
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A New Prescription: Cost, Value, and Competition in Health Care Reform - A Special CommonWealth Forum
Governor Mitt Romney , Speaker Sal DiMasi , Harvard Business School's Michael Porter, and a distinguished panel will participate in this special CommonWealth Forum. Thursday, February 17, 2005 from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 600 Atlantic Avenue
For more information about this conference, visit Commonwealth Conference on Health Care Reform
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