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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 >
 
 
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Achievement
 Succeeding with English Language Learners: Lessons Learned from the Great City Schools

 Research Brief: Advancing Adolescent Literacy in Urban Schools

 Beating the Odds: An Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments

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

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 Good News About Urban Public Schools

 Council PSAs

 50 Years of Service to Urban Public Schools

What's New:
 Download the ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship Application and Guidelines

 Read the January/February edition of the Urban Educator

 Read Council Executive Director's remarks at American Enterprise Institute Conference on "A Penny Saved."

 PRESS RELEASE: Big-City Public Schools Make Gains in Grades 4 and 8 in Mathematics

  NEW PUBLICATION: Urban School Board Survey: Characteristics, Structure, and Benefits

  NEW PUBLICATION: Succeeding with English Language Learners:Lessons: Learned from the Great City Schools

  NEW PUBLICATION: Managing for Results in America's Great City Schools


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Upcoming Events:
 Chief Human Resources Officers, Personnel Directors, Colleges of Education & Professional Development Directors: February 10-12, 2010, Charleston, SC

  Legislative/Policy Conference: March 20-23, 2010, Washington, DC

 Chief Operating Officers Conference: April 14-16, 2010, Orlando, FL

 54th Annual Fall Conference: Oct. 20-24, 2010, Tampa, FL

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