The Nation's Voice for Urban Education
March 2022 • Vol. 31, No. 2
Education Officials to Address Urban School Leaders at Legislative/Policy Conference
Before Cindy Marten was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the Deputy Secretary of Education last year, she was superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District.
Seattle, San Diego and Cincinnati Select New Leaders, Des Moines Chief Stepping Down
Lamont Jackson, who has led the San Diego Unified School District in an interim capacity for the last year, has been named as superintendent in a unanimous vote of the school board.
Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the American Rescue Plan
One year ago, on March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan (ARP) was signed into law. ARP provided more than $40 billion in supplemental funding to the 77 member school districts that represent the Council of the Great City Schools, as part of the $122.8 billion provided under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund.
Big-City School Districts Address War in Ukraine
Oregon’s Portland Public Schools has 285 students who speak Russian at home and to better serve these students the district offers a dual language immersion program in Russian, where students develop fluency in reading, writing, speaking and listening in English and Russian.
Detroit Launches Vaccine Program for Students
As a result of a new partnership, the Detroit Public Schools Community District will become the first school system in Michigan to be fully authorized to administer COVID-19 immunizations.  
Philadelphia and Dallas Launch Programs to Help Aspiring Principals
Two big-city school districts recently launched programs that aim to increase the ranks of minority principals, while providing them with the support and skills they need to excel.
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Upcoming Events
2022 Annual Legislative/Policy Conference
When:
March 19 - March 22, 2022

Where:
The Mayflower Hotel
1127 Connecticut Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036
Executive Director
Ray Hart
Editor
Tonya Harris
Staff Writer
Joanne Coley
Staff Writer
Kalin Hicks
Chair
Barbara Jenkins
Superintendent, Orange County
(Orlando)
Chair-elect
Kelly Gonez
Board Member, Los Angeles
Secretary-Treasurer
William Hite
Superintendent, Philadelphia
A newsletter published by the Council of the Great City Schools, representing 77 of the nation’s largest urban public school districts. Click here to learn more. All news items should be submitted to Tonya Harris (tharris@cgcs.org).