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Bill Gates, Van Jones and Rosario Dawson, and Town Hall Meeting
Philanthropist Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will deliver a keynote address at the Council of the Great City Schools’ 61st Annual Fall Conference, Oct. 18-22, in Cleveland.
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Equity in Education Focus of National Town Hall Meeting
CNN political commentator Van Jones will moderate a discussion on "What Does Equity Really Mean?" featuring a panel of urban-school leaders, a parent and two students on Oct. 20 in Cleveland
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Council Launches Professional Learning Platform
We envision a hybrid professional development offering that acknowledges and prioritizes educators as learners.
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October Urban Educator
Read about urban-school graduation rates exceeding the national rate.
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Statement Condemning DACA Rollback
Ebie Reyes Leiva was the valedictorian of her school in Dayton, Ohio, and is in the country under DACA.
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Urban Schools Coalition Mobilizes Big-City School Districts
The Council this week responded to the challenges of Hurricane Harvey by mobilizing the coalition’s 68 large urban public-school systems to provide clothing, school uniforms and school supplies and other assistance to aid the Houston Independent School District.
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Urban Schools Launch Purchasing Consortium
The Council has formed a purchasing consortium to spur the production of better instructional materials for English-language learners. (Click headline for more info)
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Five Urban School Districts Win SAT Practice Challenge
Five urban school districts have won the 2017 Official SAT Practice All In Challenge. (Click headline for more info)
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Council Develops Guide For High-Quality District Curriculum
Supporting Excellence is a framework that provides instructional leaders and staff with a core set of criteria for what a high-quality curriculum entails. (Click the headline for more info)
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Library-School Partnerships Closing Opportunity Gaps
Partnership calls upon leaders of public library systems and school systems to expand access to library literacy resources. (Click headline for more info)
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New Leadership At Council to Begin
Superintendent Darienne Driver of the Milwaukee Public Schools becomes chair of the Council of the Great City Schools’ Board of Directors. (Click the headline for more info)
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Council Creates New Resource Guide
This document provides strategies schools and districts can use to prevent female genital mutilation (Click the headline for more info)
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Council Honors Math, Science Scholars
Four graduating urban high school seniors have been selected by the Council to receive the 2017 ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship. (Click headline for more info)
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