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The Council of the Great City Schools is the only national organization exclusively representing the needs of urban public schools. Founded in 1956 and incorporated in 1961, the Council is located in Washington, DC    more >             Powered By IntersiteUnlimited Welcome: Achievement  Research Brief: Advancing Adolescent Literacy in Urban Schools  Beating the Odds: An Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments Leadership  Managing for Results in America's Great City Schools  Urban School Board Survey Public Confidence  Did you know?  Good News About Urban Public Schools  Council PSAs  50 Years of Service to Urban Public Schools What's New:  PRESS STATEMENT on Arne Duncan as U.S. Secretary of Education  Read the Nov./Dec. issue of the Urban Educator  PRESS RELEASE: $3.7-Million Project Aimed at Improving Urban Schools  New Research Brief Advancing Adolescent Literacy in Urban Schools  Education Week story: Program Lets Urban Districts Call Shots on Research  Video of Council Town Hall Meeting on “An Urban Education Agenda for the New President”  Open Letter to the Next President of the United States  Senior Urban Education Research Fellowship 2008-2009 Application Now Available  The Council is seeking a Research Specialist Upcoming Events:  Chief Human Resources Officers Meeting: February 4-6, 2009, Memphis, TN  Legislative/Policy Conference: March 14-17, 2009, Washington, DC