Urban Education
Learn more about urban schools and districts, including research and polices that affect city schools
Student Well-Being
Video
Where These Urban 69传媒 Get To Learn About (and in) the Outdoors
This urban school district gives students the opportunity to learn in and about the outdoors at their district-owned farm.
School & District Management
What the Research Says
4 Studies to Know on 4-Day School Weeks
Recent studies raise questions about the usefulness of shortened school weeks.
School & District Management
What Happened When One of the First Large School Districts Adopted a Four-Day Week
New research on a large district's adoption of the 4-day week shows drops in home values, teacher retention, and achievement.
School & District Management
Leading a City School District Is Tough. A New Program Aims to Ease the Way
Its creators hope to drive down big-city superintendent turnover by preparing candidates for the stresses of leadership.
Student Achievement
With NAEP Scores in Hand, 69传媒 Double Down on 鈥楿rgent鈥� Recovery Efforts
Results for large districts were unsurprising, leaders say, but reinforce the need for long-term investments.
Recruitment & Retention
Can Cushy Perks Keep Superintendents From Quitting?
Recent contracts aim to keep big-city superintendents with provisions like eye-popping salaries, sabbaticals, and retirement contributions.
School & District Management
Opinion
The New Problem Facing Urban School Districts
Big city district leaders across the nation may have to know how to downsize, write two education experts who have been through a reset.
School & District Management
Interactive
Masks, Vaccines & Testing: How the Biggest City School Districts Operated in Fall 2021
Education Week tracked COVID-19 protocols for some of America鈥檚 largest school districts at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year.
School & District Management
The Fastest-Improving City School Districts Aren't the Ones You Might Expect
An analysis of how much city districts are overcoming their demographic odds reveals some surprising success stories as well as others where progress is slipping.
School & District Management
Interactive
In-Person or Remote Learning: How the Biggest City School Districts Are Operating
Track how 75 of the largest school districts were providing learning to students in 2021 in the COVID-19 pandemic.
School & District Management
Race and 69传媒 Are at the Core of Trump's 'Suburban Lifestyle Dream'
The president鈥檚 supposed suburban ideal draws attention to the ongoing debate about how housing and schools are inextricably linked. What does the 鈥淪uburban Lifestyle Dream鈥� have to do with education?
School & District Management
As Districts Seek Revenue Due to Pandemic, Black Homeowners May Feel the Biggest Hit
New research redoubles attention to the property tax burden on Black communities as recession-slammed districts look to make up for slumping income and sales taxes.
Student Well-Being
Open Enrollment Has Drained One District. It's Looking to Dissolve
Wisconsin鈥檚 Palmyra-Eagle district has lost more than half its students in the last decade, sparking a fiscal crisis. A special board is deciding whether the district should be allowed to dissolve.
School & District Management
Education Issues Resonate in Governors' Races
This year's November elections鈥攁 preview to next year's nationwide showdowns鈥攃ast their own spotlight on education, a dynamic that played out most prominently in the Kentucky governor's race, where teachers organized to unseat a combative incumbent who'd sparred with them.