/urban-education-schools Urban Education en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:26:02 GMT /leadership/video-where-these-urban-students-get-to-learn-about-and-in-the-outdoors/2023/09 This urban school district gives students the opportunity to learn in and about the outdoors at their district-owned farm. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 12:26:02 GMT /leadership/video-where-these-urban-students-get-to-learn-about-and-in-the-outdoors/2023/09 /leadership/four-studies-to-know-on-four-day-school-weeks/2023/02 Recent studies raise questions about the usefulness of shortened school weeks. Tue, 14 Feb 2023 22:09:45 GMT /leadership/four-studies-to-know-on-four-day-school-weeks/2023/02 /leadership/what-happened-when-one-of-the-first-large-school-districts-adopted-a-four-day-week/2023/02 New research on a large district's adoption of the 4-day week shows drops in home values, teacher retention, and achievement. Mon, 13 Feb 2023 21:42:20 GMT /leadership/what-happened-when-one-of-the-first-large-school-districts-adopted-a-four-day-week/2023/02 /leadership/leading-a-city-school-district-is-tough-a-new-program-aims-to-ease-the-way/2023/01 Its creators hope to drive down big-city superintendent turnover by preparing candidates for the stresses of leadership. Wed, 25 Jan 2023 21:55:25 GMT /leadership/leading-a-city-school-district-is-tough-a-new-program-aims-to-ease-the-way/2023/01 /leadership/with-naep-scores-in-hand-schools-double-down-on-urgent-recovery-efforts/2022/10 Results for large districts were unsurprising, leaders say, but reinforce the need for long-term investments. Tue, 25 Oct 2022 20:03:46 GMT /leadership/with-naep-scores-in-hand-schools-double-down-on-urgent-recovery-efforts/2022/10 /leadership/can-cushy-perks-keep-superintendents-from-quitting/2022/03 Recent contracts aim to keep big-city superintendents with provisions like eye-popping salaries, sabbaticals, and retirement contributions. Fri, 04 Mar 2022 20:34:16 GMT /leadership/can-cushy-perks-keep-superintendents-from-quitting/2022/03 /leadership/opinion-the-new-problem-facing-urban-school-districts/2022/02 Big city district leaders across the nation may have to know how to downsize, write two education experts who have been through a reset. Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:58:36 GMT /leadership/opinion-the-new-problem-facing-urban-school-districts/2022/02 /leadership/masks-vaccines-testing-how-the-biggest-city-school-districts-are-operating-this-year/2021/08 Education Week tracked COVID-19 protocols for some of America’s largest school districts at the beginning of the 2021-22 school year. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 16:38:10 GMT /leadership/masks-vaccines-testing-how-the-biggest-city-school-districts-are-operating-this-year/2021/08 /leadership/the-fastest-improving-city-school-districts-arent-the-ones-you-might-expect/2021/07 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. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 20:07:41 GMT /leadership/the-fastest-improving-city-school-districts-arent-the-ones-you-might-expect/2021/07 /leadership/in-person-or-remote-learning-how-the-biggest-city-school-districts-are-operating/2021/02 Track how 75 of the largest school districts were providing learning to students in 2021 in the COVID-19 pandemic. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 21:21:17 GMT /leadership/in-person-or-remote-learning-how-the-biggest-city-school-districts-are-operating/2021/02 /leadership/race-and-schools-are-at-the-core-of-trumps-suburban-lifestyle-dream/2020/08 The president’s supposed suburban ideal draws attention to the ongoing debate about how housing and schools are inextricably linked. What does the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream� have to do with education? Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:45:02 GMT /leadership/race-and-schools-are-at-the-core-of-trumps-suburban-lifestyle-dream/2020/08 /leadership/as-districts-seek-revenue-due-to-pandemic-black-homeowners-may-feel-the-biggest-hit/2020/07 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. Fri, 24 Jul 2020 02:52:17 GMT /leadership/as-districts-seek-revenue-due-to-pandemic-black-homeowners-may-feel-the-biggest-hit/2020/07 /leadership/open-enrollment-has-drained-one-district-its-looking-to-dissolve/2019/12 Wisconsin’s 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. Wed, 11 Dec 2019 02:27:04 GMT /leadership/open-enrollment-has-drained-one-district-its-looking-to-dissolve/2019/12 /leadership/education-issues-resonate-in-governors-races/2019/11 This year's November elections—a preview to next year's nationwide showdowns—cast 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. Wed, 13 Nov 2019 02:58:12 GMT /leadership/education-issues-resonate-in-governors-races/2019/11 /leadership/study-black-gentrifiers-may-be-more-likely-to-send-children-to-neighborhood-schools/2019/11 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. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 21:58:00 GMT /leadership/study-black-gentrifiers-may-be-more-likely-to-send-children-to-neighborhood-schools/2019/11 /leadership/total-dysfunction-in-providence-r-i-schools-heres-some-context-you-need-to-know/2019/06 A report outlines a horrifically low level of achievement in the district—and most of the contributing factors were open secrets. Thu, 27 Jun 2019 20:36:00 GMT /leadership/total-dysfunction-in-providence-r-i-schools-heres-some-context-you-need-to-know/2019/06 /leadership/opinion-there-is-rampant-distrust-in-education-heres-how-to-fix-that/2019/06 Is it possible to replace a culture of long-simmering distrust? Only if education leaders make some serious changes, writes Katherine Schultz. Thu, 20 Jun 2019 01:28:12 GMT /leadership/opinion-there-is-rampant-distrust-in-education-heres-how-to-fix-that/2019/06 /leadership/opinion-how-the-epas-deregulation-could-worsen-chronic-absenteeism/2019/04 Increased air pollution threatens students' academic success more than you might think, warns physician and former classroom teacher Kunal Sindhu. Thu, 18 Apr 2019 00:46:02 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-the-epas-deregulation-could-worsen-chronic-absenteeism/2019/04 /leadership/philadelphia-superintendent-on-leading-through-a-financial-crisis-and-raising-expectations-for-students/2019/03 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. Fri, 29 Mar 2019 22:15:06 GMT /leadership/philadelphia-superintendent-on-leading-through-a-financial-crisis-and-raising-expectations-for-students/2019/03 /leadership/d-c-approves-lewis-ferebee-as-its-new-schools-chancellor/2019/03 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. Tue, 05 Mar 2019 20:27:02 GMT /leadership/d-c-approves-lewis-ferebee-as-its-new-schools-chancellor/2019/03 /leadership/new-york-city-diversity-panel-recommends-a-chief-integration-officer-schools-that-reflect-citys-diversity/2019/02 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. Wed, 13 Feb 2019 16:30:39 GMT /leadership/new-york-city-diversity-panel-recommends-a-chief-integration-officer-schools-that-reflect-citys-diversity/2019/02 /leadership/susana-cordova-educator-with-deep-denver-roots-chosen-as-superintendent/2018/12 Cordova attended the city's public schools, and has served as teacher, principal, director of teaching and learning, and deputy superintendent. Tue, 18 Dec 2018 16:18:49 GMT /leadership/susana-cordova-educator-with-deep-denver-roots-chosen-as-superintendent/2018/12 /leadership/former-obama-adviser-appointed-to-chicago-school-board/2018/12 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. Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:00:30 GMT /leadership/former-obama-adviser-appointed-to-chicago-school-board/2018/12 /leadership/memphis-superintendent-dorsey-hopson-leaving-to-join-healthcare-company/2018/11 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. Tue, 20 Nov 2018 22:10:37 GMT /leadership/memphis-superintendent-dorsey-hopson-leaving-to-join-healthcare-company/2018/11 /leadership/school-climate/2018/11 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. Tue, 13 Nov 2018 20:35:08 GMT /leadership/school-climate/2018/11 /leadership/principal-prep-programs-adapting-to-meet-real-world-demands-of-job-study-finds/2018/10 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. Wed, 31 Oct 2018 14:30:56 GMT /leadership/principal-prep-programs-adapting-to-meet-real-world-demands-of-job-study-finds/2018/10 /leadership/longtime-miami-superintendent-who-almost-left-for-n-y-c-chosen-as-urban-superintendent-of-the-year/2018/10 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. Fri, 26 Oct 2018 13:30:41 GMT /leadership/longtime-miami-superintendent-who-almost-left-for-n-y-c-chosen-as-urban-superintendent-of-the-year/2018/10 /leadership/billionaire-elon-musk-donates-480k-to-help-flint-schools-deal-with-water-crisis/2018/10 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. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 15:17:11 GMT /leadership/billionaire-elon-musk-donates-480k-to-help-flint-schools-deal-with-water-crisis/2018/10 /leadership/school-design/2018/10 Maybe the grass really is greener for high-achieving, high-poverty schools. A new study in the journal Frontiers in Psychology finds a link between academic achievement and tree cover in high-poverty Chicago schools. Tue, 02 Oct 2018 21:13:23 GMT /leadership/school-design/2018/10 /leadership/in-some-cities-closing-achievement-gaps-is-not-for-schools-to-fix-alone/2018/09 Some cities are closely partnering with their school districts to provide an array of academic, health, and behavioral services to raise the odds that poor children are successful. Wed, 12 Sep 2018 00:40:03 GMT /leadership/in-some-cities-closing-achievement-gaps-is-not-for-schools-to-fix-alone/2018/09