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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
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Welcome:
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
Did you know?
Good News About Urban Public Schools
Council PSAs
50 Years of Service to Urban Public Schools
What's New:
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Education Secretary Duncan and House Chair Miller To Address Urban School Leaders
MEDIA ADVISORY:
Nation's Urban Schools Making Measurable Gains, New Study Shows
Download the
Agenda for the Legislative Conference
Read the March issue of the
Urban Educator
Statement by the Council
Supporting the Kansas City (MO) School District's Reform Efforts
NEW PUBLICATION:
Improving Special Education Services in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
PRESS RELEASE:
Nation's Urban Schools Support Draft K-12 Common Core Standards
NEW PUBLICATION:
Managing for Results in America's Great City Schools
Download the
ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship Application and Guidelines
Statement by Michael Casserly on the
One-Year Anniversary of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
PRESS RELEASE:
Urban Schools Support First Lady's Child Obesity Initiative
PRESS RELEASE:
Big-City Public Schools Make Gains in Grades 4 and 8 in Mathematics
NEW PUBLICATION:
Succeeding with English Language Learners:Lessons: Learned from the Great City Schools
Read Council Executive Director's remarks at American Enterprise Institute Conference on
"A Penny Saved."
NEW PUBLICATION:
Urban School Board Survey: Characteristics, Structure, and Benefits
Upcoming Events:
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