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The Council of the Great City Schools is the only national organization exclusively representing the needs of urban public schools. Founded in 1956 and incorporated in 1961, the Council is located in Washington, DC    more >                   Powered By IntersiteUnlimited Welcome: Achievement  Beating the Odds: Analysis of Student Performance on State Assessments and NAEP  Succeeding with English Language Learners: Lessons Learned from the Great City Schools Leadership  Managing for Results in America's Great City Schools  Urban School Board Survey: Characteristics, Structure, and Benefits Public Confidence  Building Public Confidence in Urban Schools: It Begins Inside the District  Did you know?  Good News About Urban Public Schools  Council PSAs  50 Years of Service to Urban Public Schools What's New:  Read the Council's 2009-10 Annual Report  PRESS RELEASE: Council of the Great City Schools Announces Math and Science Scholarships  PRESS RELEASE: North Carolina Educator Wins Urban Education Award  PRESS RELEASE: Two Urban Educators Win National Awards  Read the June/July edition of the Urban Educator  PRESS RELEASE:New Leadership Begins at Council of the Great City Schools  Download the Richard R. Green Award Program Application  Statement by Michael Casserly on the 2010 D.C. Public Schools Test Scores  Download the Queen Smith Award Application  PRESS RELEASE: Nation's Urban School Leaders Endorse Common Core Standards  An Open Letter from America’s Great City School Superintendents in Support of the Common Core Standards  PRESS RELEASE: Big-City School Students Outpace Public Schools Nationally in Reading  Council Remarks on National Reading Test  Council Commentary in Washington Post  PRESS RELEASE Urban Schools Provide Jobs and Reforms with Stimulus Funds, Report Shows  NEW PUBLICATION: Investing Wisely and Quickly: Use of ARRA Funds in America's Great City Schools  Statement from Chairman Tom Harkin on the Council's New Stimulus Report  Statement from Chairman George Miller on the Council's New Stimulus Report  Download the Shirley S. Schwartz Urban Education Impact Award Application   Call for Presentations 2010: An Invitation to Present at the 54th Annual Conference  NEW PUBLICATION: Raising the Achievement of English Language Learners in the Buffalo Public Schools  NEW PUBLICATION: Improving Special Education Services in the Pittsburgh Public Schools Upcoming Events:   Chief Financial Officers Conference: September 20-22, 2010, Houston, TX  54th Annual Fall Conference: Oct. 20-24, 2010, Tampa, FL