Urban Education

Learn more about urban schools and districts, including research and polices that affect city schools
Equity & Diversity Study: Black Gentrifiers May Be More Likely to Send Children to Neighborhood Schools
A new study of gentrification's effects on neighborhood schools finds differing impacts based on the race and ethnicity of the new families moving in.
Christina A. Samuels, November 12, 2019
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School & District Management Total Dysfunction in Providence, R.I., Schools? Here's Some Context You Need to Know
A report outlines a horrifically low level of achievement in the district—and most of the contributing factors were open secrets.
Stephen Sawchuk, June 27, 2019
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School & District Management Opinion There Is Rampant Distrust in Education. Here's How to Fix That
Is it possible to replace a culture of long-simmering distrust? Only if education leaders make some serious changes, writes Katherine Schultz.
Katherine Schultz, June 19, 2019
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Student Well-Being Opinion How the EPA's Deregulation Could Worsen Chronic Absenteeism
Increased air pollution threatens students' academic success more than you might think, warns physician and former classroom teacher Kunal Sindhu.
Kunal Sindhu, April 17, 2019
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Budget & Finance Philadelphia Superintendent on Leading Through a Financial Crisis and Raising Expectations For Students
William Hite became Philly's schools chief in 2012 when the district was in severe financial straits. In a wide-ranging interview with Education Week, he talks about lessons he's learned and how his leadership philosophy has evolved in one of the most challenged urban districts in the country.
Denisa R. Superville, March 29, 2019
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School & District Management D.C. Approves Lewis Ferebee as Its New Schools Chancellor
The District of Columbia Council on Tuesday unanimously confirmed Ferebee, three months after the city's mayor tapped him for the job. A former Education Week Leaders to Learn From honoree, Ferebee focused on forging partnerships with charter schools while he was superintendent in Indianapolis.
Corey Mitchell, March 5, 2019
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Equity & Diversity New York City Diversity Panel Recommends A 'Chief Integration Officer,' Schools That Reflect City's Diversity
The report also calls for the city to think not just about racial and socio-economic diversity, but also about creating schools that reflect the diversity of the boroughs in which they are located, including ability, gender, and home language.
Denisa R. Superville, February 13, 2019
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School & District Management Susana Cordova, Educator With Deep Denver Roots, Chosen as Superintendent
Cordova attended the city's public schools, and has served as teacher, principal, director of teaching and learning, and deputy superintendent.
Denisa R. Superville, December 18, 2018
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School & District Management Former Obama Adviser Appointed to Chicago School Board
Austan Goolsbee, a professor at the University of Chicago and a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, was appointment by outgoing Mayor Rahm Emanuel to serve on Chicago's school board.
Denisa R. Superville, December 17, 2018
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School & District Management Memphis Superintendent Dorsey Hopson Leaving to Join Healthcare Company
Hopson became the interim superintendent in Shelby County, Tenn., in 2013 after the Memphis City School system merged with Shelby County schools. That merger then led six suburban communities to break away from the merged school system to form their own school districts.
Denisa R. Superville, November 20, 2018
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School & District Management Report Roundup Research Report: School Climate
Urban schools can be noisier than suburban and rural schools, and a new study in the journal Urban Education suggests that background noise can significantly distract students during testing time.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 13, 2018
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School & District Management Principal-Prep Programs Adapting to Meet Real-World Demands of Job, Study Finds
Seven universities are making major changes to how they train future principals, as part of $48.5 million Wallace Foundation initiative to redesign university-based principal-preparation programs, according to a new report from RAND.
Denisa R. Superville, October 31, 2018
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School & District Management Longtime Miami Superintendent, Who Almost Left for N.Y.C., Chosen as Urban Superintendent of the Year
ALberto Carvalho has led the Miami-Dade school system for the last 10 years, but he made headlines earlier this year when he accepted the chancellor job in New York City and later backed out.
Denisa R. Superville, October 26, 2018
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School & District Management Billionaire Elon Musk Donates $480K to Help Flint Schools Deal With Water Crisis
The donation comes as Flint city and school leaders continue to grapple with the fallout from a contaminated-water crisis that began in 2015. The filtration systems, which will be installed by January, should allow students to once again district students and staff to drink from and fill up water bottles.
Corey Mitchell, October 8, 2018
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