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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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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


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Upcoming Events:
  Chief Financial Officers Conference: September 20-22, 2010, Houston, TX

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

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