A new report by the National League of Cities (NLC), The State of City Leadership for Children and Families in 2009, identifies the nation’s most cutting-edge city innovations to help children and families thrive.  

Nearly 350 municipal officials attending the 2009 National Summit on Your City’s Families will discuss successful local initiatives to improve the lives of children and families. 

Mayor Randy Roach is among the first 100 mayors to join a new initiative sponsored by the National League of Cities to promote city leadership in efforts to help children and families succeed.

Boynton City, Fla., Mayor Jerry Taylor is among the nation’s first 100 mayors to join the Mayors’ Action Challenge for Children and Families.

One hundred mayors from across the nation have joined the Mayors' Action Challenge for Children and Families.  At a time when the ability of cities to act is constrained by tight budgets, mayors have shown they are determined to help struggling families meet their needs and ensure that young people reach their full potential.

On April 10 and 12, 2010, Education Cabinet co-chairs Sam Adams, Mayor of Portland, and Jeff Cogen, Multnomah County Chair, convened an education summit that highlighted the mayor's and Education Cabinet’s goals to increase high school graduation rates by 50 percent and double the number of high school graduates who receive postsecondary education and training by 2013.

Nashville, Tenn., Mayor Karl Dean, San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro and St. Paul, Minn., Mayor Christopher Coleman brought stakeholder teams to Chicago on April 5-6 for the second pilot session of the new Mayors’ Institute on Children and Families.

The kids come first!  That is Mayor John Hickenlooper's plan: provide a broadended vision to unify Denver's effort to improve youth health, education and safety. 

Mayor Hickenlooper announced his new citywide agenda for youth Tuesday during a reception with community and youth organizations.  Denver’s Youth Agenda is a framework in which individuals and organizations can see how they work with and support Denver youth.

Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper on Tuesday unveiled an agenda that calls for better health, education and safety outcomes for the city's children.

On Feb. 23, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter opened a new PhillyGoes2College Office (PG2C) within City Hall and launched a companion website, www.PhillyGoes2College.com. These two sources of college access information are part of Mayor Nutter’s education agenda to double the percentage of Philadelphians who attend and complete college in the next 5-10 years. The other education goal set by Mayor Nutter for the Challenge is to cut the city’s dropout rate in half in 5-10 years.