Newspaper Articles 

• Education Week, Trump's Education Budget 'Falls Far Short,'  Education Groups Say (March 16, 2017) 
  
  
• Washington Post, Trump budget casualty: Afterschool programs for 1.6 million kids. Most are poor (March 16, 2017)
  
• Washington Post,DeVos tells big-city school superintendents she believes in 'great public schools' -- but some remain skeptical (March 13, 2017)
  
  
• Education Week, Betsy Devos to Urban District Leaders: 'I Support Great Public Schools'  (March 13, 2017)
  
• Washington Post,Trump surrogate: GOP candidate would dismantle 'corrupted, incompetent urban school systems' (October 22, 2016)
  
  
• Education Week, Clinton Is 'Big Backer of Charters, and Trump Will Trim Ed. Dept., Surrogates Say (October 21, 2016)
  
  
• Austin American Statesman, Austin school board takes on persistent segregation problem (October 21, 2016)
  
  
• Buffalo News, As Trump surrogate, Paladino stirs controversy at urban educators' forum (October 20, 2016)
  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland school district CEO Eric Gordon named "Urban Educator of the Year" by big-city schools group (October 20, 2016)
  
• Education Week, Urban Schools Group Leaves Imprint on K-12 Education Policy (August 23, 2016)
  
  
• Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Pittsburgh School Board Member Isler Honored as Urban Educator of the Year (October 10, 2015)
  
  
• Education Week, Pittsburgh School Board Member Named Urban Educator of the Year (October 9, 2015)
  
• Columbus Dispatch, Some Central Ohio Districts Can't Fill All Their Teacher Vacancies (August 17, 2015)
  
  
• New York Times,Teacher Shortages Spur a Nationwide Hiring Scramble (Credentials Optional) August 9, 2015
  
  
• Education Week, Big-City Districts Buoyed by Obama's Extension of 'My Brother's Keeper (May 1, 2015)
  
  
  
• Education Week, Common-Core Alignment Tool: Looking at Grade-Level Textbooks (April 14, 2015)
  
  
• Virginia Pilot, Norfolk Faces Hurdles in Recruiting for Superintendent (March 23, 2015)
  
  
• Washington Post, Meeting with Obama highlights D.C. Public Schools as leader in reforms (March 18, 2015)
  
  
• Education Week, President Obama and Urban School Leaders Discuss NCLB and Budget (March 17, 2015)
  
  
• New York Times, Obama Plans to Use Week to Press Economic Case,  (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Washington Post, Obama meets with city school chiefs, outlines education spending priorities (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• USA TODAY, Obama seeks more federal money for education (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Associated Press, Obama says he's prepared to fight with Republicans for school funding and education priorities (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Education Week, President Obama to Meet with Big-City School Leaders (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Kansas City Star, Obama urges additional school spending in session with KC school board member, others (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• San Francisco Chronicle, SF and Oakland school officials get prime time with President Obama — face to face (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Washington Times, Obama warns GOP not to cut education funding, (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Fresno Bee, Fresno Unified leader Hanson backs Obama education plan at White House meeting  (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon joins meeting with President Obama (March 16, 2015)|
  
  
• Crain's Cleveland Business, Cleveland schools CEO to meet with President Obama (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Orlando Sentinel, Superintendent Jenkins meeting with Obama to discuss school success (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Darienne Driver shares MPS initiatives with Obama at White House (March 16, 2015
  
  
• Huffington Post, The Achievement Gap In High School Graduation Rates Appears To Be Narrowing (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Pioneer Press, St. Paul superintendent Valeria Silva joins White House meeting (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• MinnPost, St. Paul Supt. Silva in D.C. for urban education meeting hosted by Obama  (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• El Paso Times, Obama says he's prepared to fight GOP over education (March 16, 2015)
  
  
• Minneapolis Star Tribune, Johnson's departure part of larger trend for urban school leaders (December 17, 2014)
  
  
• Education Week, After Ferguson Decision, Big-City Districts Recommit to Focus on Minority Boys, (December 3, 2014)
  
• National Public Radio, School Testing: How much is too much? (November 17, 2014)
  
  
• Baltimore Sun, Debate Rages Over How Many Hours Maryland Students Should Be Tested Each Year, (November 16, 2014)
  
• Washington Post, Hispanic Students are Making Steady Progress in Math (November 10, 2014)
  
  
• Politico, Big-City Superintendents Aren't Sticking Around Long, (November 7, 2014)
  
  
• Education Week, Average Urban School Superintendent Tenure Decreases, (November 6, 2014)
  
  
• Albuquerque Journal, APS signs pledge to help improve academic, social outcomes for ‘males of color, (July 22, 2014)
  
  
• ColaDaily.com, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin visits D.C. to promote My Brother’s Keeper initiative, (July 22, 2014)
  
  
• The Fresno Bee, Fresno Unified signs on to minority student achievement plan, (July 22, 2014)
  
  
• Florida Times Union,
  Duval Schools joins national effort to improve schooling for minority males, (July 22, 2014)
  
   
• New York Times, Obama to Report Widening of Initiative for Black and Latino Boys, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Education Week, Big-City Districts Join Obama's Initiative to Support Black and Latino Boys, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• NBC News, Obama Announces New Programs to Help Minority Youth, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Associated Press, Obama touts expansion of program for minority boys, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• PBS NewsHour, Expansion of My Brother’s Keeper initiative aims to end ‘schoolhouse to jailhouse pipeline’, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Los Angeles Times, Obama announces $100-million expansion of minority youth project, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• TIME, President Obama Plans to Act as Mentor in ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Initiative (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Times of San Diego, Leaders Pledge Support of San Diego Schools for Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ Program, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Austin-American Statesman, Austin ISD joins President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• The Oregonian, Portland schools join national effort to improve school results for black and Latino boys, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Chronicle of Philanthropy, Largest U.S. School Districts Sign On to My Brother’s Keeper, (July 21, 2014)
  
• Atlanta Black Star, Obama Adds Nation’s Largest School Districts to My Brother’s Keeper Initiative, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Tennessean, Nashville joins Obama’s ‘My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative for minority boys, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Press-Telegram, Long Beach Unified school board member Felton Williams attends White House ceremony, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• The Hill, More sponsors for 'My Brother's Keeper', (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Fort Worth Star Telegram, Fort Worth school district joins national initiative for minority boys, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Democrat & Chronicle, RCSD joins initiative to help minority youths, (July 21, 2014)
  
• Des Moines Register, Des Moines pledges to help minority male students, (July 21, 2014)
  
  
• Cleveland Plain Dealer, New Common Core Tests May Overwhelm Some Students, Seriously Challenge Others, the Council of the Great City Schools Predicts, (April 17, 2014)
  
  
• District Administration, New Twists on Making Up Snow Days, (April 2014)
  
  
• St. Louis Post Dispatch,St Louis Schools Plan Includes Nonprofit Takeover of Failing Schools (March 14, 2014) 
  
  
• New York Times, Philadelphia School Chief Faces Down Budget Crises and Cuts (February 10, 2014)
  
  
• Buffalo News, Buffalo Schools Chief Gives Openness a Try  (January 23, 2014)
  
  
• New York Times, New York City Students Show Slight Gains on Test Scores (December 19, 2013)
  
  
• Detroit Free Press, Detroit Public Schools' scores improve, but still at bottom on Nation's Report Card; poverty a factor (December 19, 2013)
  
  
• Education Week, NAEP Gains in D.C., Los Angeles Outpace Other Big Cities (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Huffington Post, City Students Improve Test Scores, But Still Lag Significantly (December 18, 2013) 
  
  
• US News and World Report, Urban Students Improve in Math, Reading, (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• The Washington Post, Despite D.C. public school gains, system trails behind large-city average (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Baltimore Sun, City students improve in reading, lag in math on national test (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Boston Globe, Boston's test scores flat, but reflect long-term gains  (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Charlotte Observer, CMS tops urban districts on national math, reading tests (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Fresno Bee, Fresno Unified students improve on federal test, but lag behind peers (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Associated Press, Urban Schools Improving Faster Than Rest of Us (December 18, 2013)
  
  
• Education Daily, TUDA results show growth among urban districts  (December 19, 2013)
  
  
• Albuquerque Journal, Speakers: U.S. Far From Colorblind (November 2, 2013)
  
  
• Albuquerque Journal, Gergen: Teachers' Doing 'Lord's Work' (November 2, 2013)
  
  
• Cleveland Plain, Dealer, Cleveland School Board Chair Denise Link Named Urban Educator of the Year by the Council of the Great City Schools (November 1, 2013)
  
  
• Albuquerque Journal, Tony Dungy Offers Wisdom, A Message (November 1, 2013)
  
  
• Pittsburgh Tribune Review, Pittsburgh Public Schools Starts Year in Catch-22 (August 27, 2013)
  
  
• Education Week, Fiscal Pressures Squeeze Philadelphia Schools as Opening Looms ( August 16, 2013)
  
  
• Austin American Statesman: Austin's Schools Chief Rebounds From Tough Year (July 27, 2013)
  
  
• Minneapolis Star Tribune: House Passes U.S. Rep. John Kline's No Child Left Behind Rewrite (July 19, 2013)
   
  
• New York Times: Budget Cuts Reach Bone for Philadelphia Schools (June 16, 2013)
  
  
• NPR, School Closures Pit Race and Poverty Against Budgets, (March 23, 2013)
  
  
• New York Times: Philadelphia School District Plans to Close Dozens of Schools (December 30, 2012)
  
  
• The Boston Globe: Boston Superintendent Carol Johnson Receives National Award for Urban Education Leadership (October 18, 2012)
  
  
• Tampa Tribune: Middleton Senior Receives Scholarship (May 2, 2012)
  
  
• Education Week: Progess is Slow on Common-Standards Implementation (September 21, 2011)
  
  
• Education Week: Big-City Test Scores on Rise, Report Says (March 22, 2011)

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• Associated Press: Duncan: Schools Must Improve to Get Stimulus Money (March 16, 2009)
  
  
• Education Week: Urban Districts Compare Notes on Operation (February 10, 2009)
  
  
• Education Week: Program Lets Urban Districts Call Shots on Research (November 6, 2008)

  
   
• Associated Press: New Chief Seeks DC Schools Fix Where Others Failed (August 24, 2008)
  
  
• Birmingham Times: Board to Hire Chief First, Then Reform (July 23, 2008)
  
  
• Education Week: Districts Face Uncertainty in Maintaining Racially Diverse Schools (June 28,2007)
  
  
• Education Week: Benchmarks to Allow Urban School Districts to Track Business Side (May 2, 2007)
  
  
• Nation's Cities Weekly: Urban Schools Advance in Making the Grade (April 30, 2007)
  
  
• US Mayor: Big Cities School Districts Show Significant Progress on Student Performance, Achievement Gaps (April 23, 2007)