56th Annual Fall Conference

The Council of the Great City Schools will hold its 56th Annual Fall Conference in Indianapolis, IN, October 17-21, 2012. Click the headline to access information about the conference.

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National Summit on Black Males

The Council and the U.S. Department of Education recently held a National Summit on African American Males. Click the headline to access information about the summit.

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Achievement

Beating the Odds Publication: Analysis of Student Performance on State Assessments and NAEP.

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Leadership

Read the Council's published article "An Operations Planning Tool Fit for the Fortune 500"

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Public Confidence

Read the publication: Building Public Confidence in Urban Schools: It Begins Inside the District

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What's New

PRESS RELEASE: Use of Data Linked to Student Achievement in Urban Schools, Study of Teachers and Principals Shows

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Read the September edition of the Urban Educator

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PRESS RELEASE: Council Launches Business Venture to Help Nation's School Systems Save Dollars, Improve Efficiencies

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PRESS RELEASE: Council Hosts National Summit on African American Males With U.S. Department of Education

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PRESS RELEASE: Literacy Resource Bank Developed to Help Nation's Urban School Districts Implement New Academic Standards

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Council Executive Director's Remarks: Common Core Publishers Criteria Event

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PRESS RELEASE: Urban School Districts Lead Movement for Excellent Resources For Teachers and Students

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PRESS RELEASE: Council Announces New Leadership

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NEW REPORT: Review of the Organizational Structure and Staffing Levels of the Anchorage School District

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VIDEO: Implementing the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics

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VIDEO: Implementing the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts and Literacy

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Statement by Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools, Supporting the Obama's Administration's Immigration Policy

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NEW PUBLICATIONS: Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards

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PRESS RELEASE: Council of the Great City Schools Selects 2012 Math and Science Scholars

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NEW REPORT: Raising the Achievement of English Language Learners in the Providence Schools

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NEW REPORT: Improving Special Education Services in the Providence Public School District

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NEW REPORT: Review of the Instructional Program of the Fresno Unified School District

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Read the Council's latest report: ACT: A Benchmark for College Readiness

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Webcast of Council-USA TODAY Education Forum

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STATEMENT by Michael Casserly, Executive Director, Council of the Great City Schools: Supporting Efforts to Maintain the Integrity of School Testing

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PRESS RELEASE: New Report Shows Federal Program Helping Major Cities Turn Around Low-Achieving Schools

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NEW REPORT: The School Improvement Grant Rollout in America’s Great City Schools: School Improvement Grants 2010-2011

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PRESS RELEASE: Miami-Dade County Schools Receives Top National Honor For Financial Management

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PRESS RELEASE: New Year Marks 20-Year Tenure of Urban-School Group's Leadership

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Upcoming Events

October 16, 2012

Pre-Conference Institute, October 16 and 17, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
October 17, 2012

Annual Fall Conference, October 17-21, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
Pre-Conference Institute, October 16 and 17, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
October 18, 2012

Annual Fall Conference, October 17-21, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
October 19, 2012

Annual Fall Conference, October 17-21, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
October 20, 2012

Annual Fall Conference, October 17-21, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
October 21, 2012

Annual Fall Conference, October 17-21, 2012, Indianapolis, IN
November 13, 2012

Chief Financial Officers Conference, November 13-16, 2012, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

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Featured Video: Comcast Interview with Council Executive Director Michael Casserly on the Common Core Standards

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56th Annual Fall Conference

National Summit on Black Males

Achievement

Leadership

Public Confidence

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What's New

Featured Items

Read the White Paper of USA TODAY-Council of the Great City Schools "Unite to Make a Difference Education Forum"

Read the Council's Letter on the National Study of Colleges of Teacher Education

Read Council's Executive Director Michael Casserly's State of Urban Education Address to USA Today and Great City Schools Forum

A Call for Change Publication, The Social and Educational Factors Contributing to the Outcomes of Black Males in Urban Schools

Beating the Odds, An Analysis of Student Performance on State Assessments and NAEP

Urban Indicator: Urban School Superintendents: Characteristics, Tenure, and Salary Seventh Survey and Report

Succeeding with English Language Learners: Lessons Learned from the Great City Schools

Building Public Confidence in Urban Schools: It Begins Inside the District

Upcoming Events

October 16, 2012

October 17, 2012

October 18, 2012

October 19, 2012

October 20, 2012

October 21, 2012

November 13, 2012