2021 Press Releases

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Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., Philanthropist Priscilla Chan, and 2021 National Teacher of Year Address Urban School Leaders

October 18, 2021

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Husch Blackwell Education Team and the Council of the Great City Schools Win Award for “Best Brief” from the Education Law Association

September 27, 2021

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Statement on the Passing of Tom Payzant By the Council of the Great City Schools

July 26, 2021

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Orange County Superintendent to Lead Council of the Great City Schools

July 1, 2021

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Statement on Critical Race Theory

June 30, 2021

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Four Urban Students Named 2021 Math and Science Scholars

June 30, 2021

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New Study Shows Students in Large City Schools Are Overcoming The Effects of Poverty and Making Academic Progress

June 26, 2021

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Nation’s Big-City Public Schools Ramp Up Efforts to Vaccinate Students

June 9, 2021

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Great City Schools Release New Blueprint to Help Urban School Districts Effectively Spend New Federal COVID-19 Relief Funds

June 4, 2021

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Statement by Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools On the Verdict in the Chauvin Trial

April 21, 2021

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Ray Hart Named to Lead National Urban School Coalition

March 22, 2021

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Legacy Award Presented to Council Executive Director

March 22, 2021

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Council Creates National Task Force to Help Urban School Districts

March 31, 2021

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