harvard kennedy school press release

April 16, 2008 at 7:02 pm | In barnstable town council | No Comments

HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOL’S ASH INSTITUTEANNOUNCES TOP 50 INNOVATIONS IN GOVERNMENT

Innovations in American Government Awards Top 50 Programs to Compete

for $100,000 Award

 

Cambridge, Mass., – April 15, 2008 –

 

 

The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance

and Innovation at Harvard Kennedy School today announced the Top 50 Programs of

the 2008 Innovations in American Government Awards competition. Selected from a

pool of nearly 1,000 applicants, these programs represent the best

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another reason to take pride in our town!

April 16, 2008 at 5:47 pm | In barnstable, barnstable town council, council president janet joakim, janet joakim, janet swain joakim, municpal politics | 1 Comment

Harvard institute hails six innovative government programs in Mass.

 April 15, 2008 07:26 PM      by Boston Globe Staff

A Harvard institute has included six Massachusetts programs on its list of the top 50 innovative government programs in America.

The Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation singled out:

– The town of Barnstable’s efforts to deal with residential growth;
– A Boston program designed to prevent foreclosures;
– A Boston schools program designed to prepare excellent teachers;
– A Suffolk County program designed to prevent teen prostitution;
– A state program to simplify the paperwork for affordable housing developments; and
– A state program under which state facilities agree to reduce their electrical demand when the electrical grid is under stress.

“We commend the innovative initiatives of

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