Past Fall Conferences

      2022

      2020

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      2019

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        View the videos from the 63rd Annual Fall Conference in Louisville, October 23-27, 2019  

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on the 2020 Census
        2. Rodney Robinson, 2019 National Teacher of the Year
        3. Valerie Jarrett, Former Presidential Adviser
        4. Jon Meacham, Presidential Historian and Author


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        All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://crowd.cc/s/3d7gE

         

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        Council Chair Eric Gordon welcomed conferees to the Fall Conference. Read his remarks.

         

         

      2018

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        Click here to view videos from the 2018 Fall Conference in Baltimore, October 24-28, 2018  

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on Students Speak Out Ahead of Elections
        2. JIll Biden, Professor and Former Second Lady
        3. Michelle Alexander, Civil Rights Advocate and Author of The New Jim Crow
        4. Khizr Khan, Constitutional Advocate
        5. Larry Feldman, Chair of the Council
        6. Queen Smith Award Recipient

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        All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://crowd.cc/s/233c0

      2017

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         View videos from the 2017 Fall Conference in Cleveland 
        • Bill Gates, philanthropist
        • Van Jones, political commentator
        • Darienne Driver, Council chair and Milwaukee superintendent
        • National Town Hall Meeting on the Urban Education and the Presidential Campaign moderated by Van Jones

         

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        All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://crowd.cc/s/10iZK

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         View videos from the 2016 Fall Conference in Miami, October 19-23, 2016  

        1. Dan Rather, Broadcast Journalist
        2. Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of the Khan Academy
        3. 27th Annual Green-Garner Award Banquet

        All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at:https://event.crowdcompass.com/cgcs2016

      2015

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         View videos from the 60th Annual Fall Conference in Long Beach, Calif. October 7-11, 2015 
         

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on Urban Students Speak Out at Town Hall on Education, Race and Their Futures
        2. Fareed Zakaria, CNN Host
        3. Jose Fernandez, Former Astronaut
        4. George McKenna, Educator
        5. Khizr Khan, Constitutional Advocate
        6. Richard Carranza, Chair of the Council
        7. Green-Garner Award Ceremony
        8. Queen Smith Award Recipient

        All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at: https://event.crowdcompass.com/cgcs2015

        • Download the 11-page agenda-at-a-glance conference program for the Fall Conference in Long Beach.
        • Download the 45-page conference program for the Fall Conference in Long Beach.
         

      2014

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        View the videos from the 59th Annual Fall Conference in Milwaukee, October 22-26, 2014  

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on Testing moderated by NPR Reporter Claudio Sanchez
        2. Valeria Silva, Council Chair Address

         

        All of the breakout sessions and materials can be viewed on the Fall Conference Mobile app at:https://event.crowdcompass.com/cgcs2014 

         

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        Download the abbreviated 16-page Agenda-at-a-glance from the Fall Conference Program.  Download the 47-page Conference Agenda, including information on all of the conference sessions.
         

      2013

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        View videos from the 57th Annual Fall Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico October 30-November 3, 2013  

        1. Tony Dungy, Author and Football Coach
        2. Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch, Leadership Expert 
        3. David Gergen, Political Analyst
        4. Valeria Silva, Council Chair Address

        Town Hall Meeting Video on Race, Language and Culture, hosted by Harvard Professor Charles Ogletree

                                                

         

         

        2013 CGCS Conference Mobile App

         

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      2012

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        View videos from the 56th Annual Fall Conference in Indianapolis October 17-21, 2012  

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on How to Prevent Student Bullying
        2. Thomas Friedman, New York Times Columnist 
        3. America Ferrara, Actress and Education Advocate
        4. Marc Morial, CEO of the National Urban League
        5. Candy Olson, Chair of the Council
         
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        on all of the sessions
         

         

      2011

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        View videos from the 55th Annual Fall Conference in Boston, October 26-30, 2011  

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on Students Speak Out Ahead of Elections
        2. Wes Moore, Author
        3. Tony Plana, Actor
        4. Michael Casserly, Council Executive Director Gives the State of Urban Education Address
        5. Interviews with Nominees for the Green-Garner Award
         

      2010

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        View  videos from the 54th Annual Fall Conference in Tampa, October 26-30, 2011  

        1. National Town Hall Meeting on Black Male Achievement
        2. Gwen Ifill, Journalist
        3. Hill Harper, Actor

        Download  the conference program.