The Nation's Voice for Urban Education |
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November/December 2022 • Vol. 31 No. 8 |
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Students in Most Urban Districts Hold Steady in Reading on National Test |
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The 2022 Nation’s Report Card for the Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA) shows most participating districts held steady in fourth- and eighth-grade reading and mirrored national trends in math. |
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CNN Correspondent, Immigration Advocate & Social Justice Activist Address Council |
ORLANDO—Jose Antonio Vargas – journalist, filmmaker, undocumented citizen – called on educators to “open every window” to aid immigrant youth in their schools.
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Politics and Public Education is the Focus of Council Town Hall |
ORLANDO—The issue of politics and public education took center stage at a town hall meeting moderated by Beth Frerking, the editor-in-chief for Education Week, at the Council of the Great City Schools 66th Annual Fall Conference.
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Detroit Superintendent Named Urban Superintendent of the Year |
ORLANDO—The Green-Garner Award, the most prestigious honor in urban education leadership, was presented to Detroit Public Schools Community District Superintendent Nikolai Vitti during the Council of the Great City Schools’ 66th Annual Fall Conference.
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St. Paul Leader Tenure Extended; Omaha, Columbus, Wichita, Aurora Leaders to Depart |
Joe Gothard, superintendent of Minnesota’s St. Paul Public Schools, was recently given a three-year contract extension through June 2026. Gothard has been at the helm of the 32,000-student district since 2017.
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Philanthropist Donates Millions to Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Fresno and Louisville School Districts |
Cleveland Metropolitan School District recently received a surprise $20 million donation, which will help the 35,000-student school district fund student travel for college visits and learning, provide professional development for staff, and fund athletic equipment, musical instruments, and science labs.
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Voters Decide on Ballot Issues |
Students in Texas’ Austin Independent School District, California’s Long Beach Unified School District, Oklahoma City Public Schools and Rhode Island’s Providence Public Schools received good news on Election Day, with the approval of ballot measures that will provide significant investments.
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Legislative Column
Right Down the Middle
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With the results of the November mid-term elections now finalized, changes are heading to Washington that will affect the way Congress and the Biden Administration operate for the next two years. Republicans won 222 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and will return to the majority in that chamber for the first time since 2018.
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Chief Financial Officers & Chief Human Resource Officers Joint Meeting |
When:
February 14 - February 17, 2023
Where:
Sheraton Grand Los Angeles
711 South Hope Street
Los Angeles, CA 90017
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Executive Director
Ray Hart
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Staff Writer
Joanne Coley
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Chair
Kelly Gonez
Board Member, Los Angeles
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Chair-elect
Guadalupe Guerrero
Superintendent, Portland
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Secretary-Treasurer
Darrel Woo
Board Member, Sacramento
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A newsletter published by the Council of the Great City Schools, representing 78 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).
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