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Urban Indicator: High School Reform Survey, School Year 2006-2007
The Council surveyed its membership in the fall of 2007 to gather information on a variety of high school reform issues. The data from this survey show that urban school districts are implementing a wide variety of strategies designed to improve teaching and learning and set the conditions for secondary school success.
Publication date: Spring 2009
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Accelerating Achievement in the Denver Public Schools
The report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, provides recommendations on how Denver Public Schools can strengthen its instructional program and accelerate gains in student achievement.
Publication date: Fall Winter 2008-2009
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Next Steps in the Improvement of the Dayton Public Schools
The report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, provides recommendations on how Dayton City Schools can improve student achievement.
Publication date: Fall 2008
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Research Brief: Advancing Adolescent Literacy in Urban Schools
This brief provides a synthesis of the research on adolescent literacy, primarily focusing on policies and practices that can support the development of language skills necessary to access high school content.
Publication date: Fall 2008
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Reforming and Improving the Detroit Public Schools
This report recommends a number of instructional, organizational, management and operational changes to improve achievement, effectiveness and efficiency in the Detroit Public Schools. The report is from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program.
Publication date: Fall 2008
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Raising the Achievement Of English Language Learners in the Seattle Public Schools
This report recommends reforms to help Seattle Public Schools improve the way it teaches students who are learning English as their second language. The report is from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program.
Publication date: Summer 2008
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Beating the Odds VIII, An Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments, Results from the 2006-2007 School Year
This eighth edition of Beating the Odds examines student achievement in math and reading through spring 2007. Publication date: April 2008
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Research Brief: Supporting Successful Transitions to High School
The transition between middle and high school is a defining moment for students on whether they drop out of school or progress to graduation. This research brief gives several recommendations on how schools and school districts can help students make successful transitions to high school. Publication date: March 2008
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Raising Student Achievement in the Newark Public Schools
This report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, reviews the instructional program of the Newark Public Schools and proposes ways to accelerate gains in student achievement.
Publication date: June 2007
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Beating the Odds VII, An Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments, Results from the 2005-2006 School Year
This seventh edition of Beating the Odds gives the nation another look at how inner-city schools are performing on the academic goals and standards set by the states.
Publication date: April 2007
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Benefits of a High School Curriculum - A Joint Report by the Council of the Great City Schools and ACT
This report offers recommendations on how urban high schools can increase their students' chances of being ready for college by strengthening their core curricula. The recommendations are intended primarily for teachers and administrators at the school and district levels.
Publication date: April, 2007
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No Child Left Behind in America’s Great City Schools: Five Years and Counting
This study reveals that the nation’s big-city school districts have improved implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act since it was enacted five years ago. The study is based on a preliminary review of data on big-city school compliance with key provisions of the law from 2002-03 to 2005-06.
Publication date: November 30, 2006
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Review of the Instructional Program and Operations of the Kansas City (Missouri) School District
This report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, recommends the Kansas City (Missouri) School District make a number of instructional and operational changes to improve achievement, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Publication date: Summer 2006
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Beating the Odds VI, 2004-2005 A City-By-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments
This sixth edition of the Beating the Odds gives the nation another look at how inner-city schools are performing on the academic goals set by the states for our children. This analysis examines student achievement in math and reading through spring 2005.
Publication date: Summer 2006
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Focusing on Achievement in the Pittsburgh Public Schools
This report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, reviews the district's curriculum and instructional program and proposes ways to improve them.
Publication date: March 2006
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Beating the Odds V: 2003-2004 A City-By-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments
This fifth edition of Beating the Odds gives the nation another look at how inner-city schools are performing on the academic goals and standards set by the states for our children. This analysis examines student achievement in math and reading through spring 2004.
Publication date: March 2005
$25.00 (plus $5 shipping and handling)
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Foundations for Success in Minneapolis Public Schools
This report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, reviews the instructional, federal programs, and finances of the Minneapolis Public Schools and proposes ways to improve them.
Publication date: December 2004
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Raising Student Achievement in the St. Louis Public Schools
This report recommends reforms to help the St. Louis Public Schools boost reading and math performance, improve special education, enhance federal program operations and textbook procurement. The report is from the Council’s “Cities Building Cities” program.
Publication date: May 2004
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Beating the Odds IV: 2003-2002 A City-By-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments
This report is the nation’s fourth look at how its major city school systems are performing on the state assessments devised to boost standards, measure progress, provide opportunity and ensure accountability.
Publication date: March 2004
$25.00 (plus $5 shipping and handling)
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Restoring Excellence to the District of Columbia Public Schools, Report of the Strategic Support Team of the Council of the Great City Schools
This report recommends reforms to help the District of Columbia Public Schools boost reading and math achievement. The report emanates from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program.
Publication date: January 2004
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Better Schools for a Stronger Detroit, Report of the Strategic Support Teams of the Council of the Great City Schools
This report, from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program, examines Detroit Public Schools’ instructional program
Publication date: January 2004
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Charting a New Course for the Richmond Public Schools, Report of the Strategic Support Team of the Council of the Great City Schools
This report recommends reforms to help Richmond Public Schools boost reading and math achievement, improve special education and enhance federal program operations. The report is from the Council’s “Cities Building Cities” program.
Publication date: December 2003
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Beating the Odds III: 2001-2002 A City-By-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments
The third edition of Beating the Odds gives the nation another look at how inner-city schools are performing on state assessments. This analysis examines student achievement in math and reading through spring 2002.
Publication date: March 2003
$25.00 (plus $5 shipping and handling)
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Foundations for Success: Case Studies of How Urban School Systems Improve Student Achievement
First-of-its-kind study conducted with Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation examining the experiences of three large urban schools districts that have raised academic performance for their district.
Publication date: September 2002
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Beating the Odds II: A City-By-City Analysis of Student Performance and Achievement Gaps on State Assessments Spring 2001 Results
This report is the nation’s second look at how its major city school systems are performing on the state assessments devised to boost standards, measure progress, provide opportunity and ensure accountability.
Publication date: March 2002
$25.00 (plus $5 shipping and handling)
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Raising Student Achievement in the Dayton Public Schools, Report of the Dayton Public Schools Strategic Support Teams
This report recommends reforms to help the Dayton Public Schools boost reading and math performance and use district resources more effectively. The report is from the Council of the Great City Schools’ “Cities Building Cities” program.
Publication date: February 2002
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Advancing Excellence in Urban Schools, A Report on Advanced Placement Examinations in the Great City Schools
A collaboration with The College Board, this report is the first comprehensive study to examine Advanced Placement course taking patterns and subject test results in the nation’s urban schools.
Publication date: March 2001
$10.00
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Making the Grade, A Report on SAT I Results in the Nation’s Urban Schools
Conducted with The College Board, this report is the first comprehensive study to examine SAT I Math and Verbal test results in the nation’s urban schools.
Publication date: March 2001
$10.00
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Striving for Excellence, A Report on Stanford Achievement Test Results in the Great City Schools
A comprehensive examination of student achievement in urban school districts using the SAT-9. The report, conducted with the Harcourt Educational Measurement, examines the achievement of more than 760,000 urban test-takers.
Publication date: March 2001
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A Decade of ACT Results in the Nation’s Urban Schools 1990-1999, A Report on Urban Student Achievement and Course Taking
This report, by the Council of the Great City Schools and ACT, summarizes ACT assessment scores of students attending the Great City Schools. The report tracks urban student performance between 1990 and 1999.
Publication date: March 2001
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Great Expectations: Reforming Urban High Schools, An Education Forum with Urban Educators and Leaders
This document, a collaboration between the Council of the Great City Schools and the U.S. Department of Education, summarizes discussions with several prominent urban high school principals and other leaders on secondary school reform.
Publication date: October 2000
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Ending Social Promotion: Early Lessons Learned, A Report on Early Lessons Learned in the Efforts to End Social Promotion in the Nation’s Public Schools
This report summarizes a forum of national, state, and local educators and researchers convened by the Council of the Great City Schools and the U.S. Department of Education. Publication date: October 2000
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Reducing Class Size: A Smart Way to Improve Urban Schools
This report is the second in a series of studies on the effect of the federal class-size reduction program on urban schools in the 2000-2001 school year. The report revealed that the federal class size reduction program is improving student achievement.
Publication date: October 2000
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Reform and Results: An Analysis of Title I in the Great City Schools 1994-95 to 1997-98
Report on the effects of the 1993 reforms in the federal Title I program on the reading and math achievement of students in the nation’s urban schools. Includes tables, charts and data.
Publication date: March 1999
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