Education

Powerpoints, Readings, Video

Check here each week for newly posted powerpoints, video, and audio recordings.

Date	Topic
September
10	What Makes a City a City? Barry Bluestone's Presentation View the videos
	*The Rise of Urban America*
17	Concepts of Urban Growth Stevenson and Williams' Presentation View the videos
24	Urban Transformation from the 17^th to 21^st Century Bluestone and Williams' Presentation
October
1	The Meaning of Urban Community How does a City foster a Spirit of Community? What Stresses undermine Community? Neighborhood Cohesion, Segregation, and Integration James Carroll's website Barry Shrage essay: "The Fingerprints of God: The Community, The Federation, and Networks that Bind Us Together" View the videos
8	Urban Transportation & Infrastructure Urban Transportation Public Mega-Projects "Connecting with Our Economic Future: A Transportation Investment Strategy for the Life Sciences Cluster" Stephanie Pollack "On the Right Track: Meeting Greater Boston's Transit and Land Use Challenges" Stephanie Pollack MegaProjects: The Changing Politics of Urban Public Investment Alan Altshuler and David Luberoff "Civic Leadership and the Big Dig" David Luberoff View the videos
15	Urban Housing Markets, Land Use, and Sustainability The Supply and Demand for Housing New Housing Policies for Economic Development Urban Sprawl vs. Smart Growth Heudorfer's presentation Bluestone's presentation "Building Our Heritage: A Housing Strategy for Smart Growth and Economic Development" Barry Bluestone, Ed Carman, and Eleanor White "Are High Fliers Pricing Themselves Out of the Market?" Barry Bluestone, Mary Huff Stevenson, and Russell Williams View the videos
22	Urban Economic Development Public Policies to Create Competitive Advantage Role of Technology & Entrepreneurship Bob Culver's presentation Tim Ferguson's presentation "The Truth About Inner City Small Businesses" , Tim Ferguson Link to articles by Tim Ferguson and others at Next Street "Financial Characteristics of Inner City Companies" , Initiative for a Competitive Inner City View the videos
29	Urban Education The Role of the Schools Public, Charters, and Pilot Schools "The Massachusetts Expanding Learning Time to Support Student Success Initiative" , Hilary Pennington, Center for American Progress "How To Put Urban Middle & High School Teachers In A Position To Succeed" , Gabrieli's presentation View Video about the MATCH Charter School View the videos of the lectures
November
5	Urban Safety and Neighborhood Security The Role of Police in the Community Creating Defensible Space View the videos of the lectures
12	Urban Public Finance Financing Local Government State Revenue Sharing Jay Ash's presentation
19	Working with Public Employee Unions The Role of Public Employee Unions Negotiating with Public Unions A new "Grand Bargain" Barry Bluestone's article in the Boston Globe
26	THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY
December
3	The Plight of the Metro Area Newspaper The Role of the City Newspaper New Media and the City
10	Urban Leadership and Civic Engagement The Role of Public Leaders The Role of Business Leaders The Role of Anchor Institutions