The Nation's Voice for Urban Education

October 2022 • Vol. 31, No. 7

Nine Finalists Named for Top Award in Urban Education Leadership

Nine standout superintendents have been selected to compete for the nation’s top award in urban education leadership. But only one will be named the

Urban Educator of the Year.

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Town Hall Meeting to Focus on Politics and Public Education

With the midterm elections approaching, the Council of the Great City Schools will feature a discussion on “Politics and Public Education” at its annual town hall meeting on Oct. 21 in conjunction with the coalition’s 66th Annual Fall Conference, Oct. 19-23, in Orlando, Fla.


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Omaha Superintendent Receives Top Education Prize

Cheryl Logan, superintendent of Omaha Public Schools, has been awarded the 2022 Harold W. McGraw, Jr., Prize in Education in the category of Pre-K-12 education.


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Urban School Districts Make Academic Gains Despite the Pandemic

Several big-city school systems – Birmingham, Charleston County (S.C.), Dallas, and Nashville – are reporting improved performance on recent state assessments. And two of those districts, Birmingham and Dallas, show performance levels higher than pre-pandemic levels.


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2022 Blue Ribbon Schools Named

Three schools in Hawaii were recently recognized as 2022 National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The three schools were among 297 across the nation honored for their overall academic performance or progress in closing the achievement gap among student subgroups.


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L.A. School District Partners with Actor George Clooney to Open Film and Television Academy

The nation’s second largest school district recently opened a school designed to build a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented, college and career ready students interested in the film and television industries.


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Clark County Opens New Center to Support Newcomer Students

In an effort to help newcomer students and their families transition to life in Nevada, the Clark County School District in southern Nevada, recently opened a Family Support Center.


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Upcoming Events

Council of the Great City Schools' 66th Annual Fall Conference

The Council will be holding its 66th Annual Fall Conference in Orlando, FL.


When:

Oct 19 - Oct 23, 2022


Where:

Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress

1 Grand Cypress Blvd

Orlando, FL 32836

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Executive Director
Ray Hart

Editor

Tonya Harris

tharris@cgcs.org

Staff Writer

Joanne Coley

jcoley@cgcs.org

Staff Writer

Kalin Hicks

khicks@cgcs.org

Chair

Kelly Gonez

Board Member, Los Angeles

Chair-elect

Guadalupe Guerrero

Superintendent, Portland

Secretary-Treasurer

Darrel Woo

Board Member, Sacramento

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).