Celebrating the Outstanding 2024 Urban School Graduates

The Nation's Voice for Urban Education

June/July 2024 • Vol. 34 No. 5

www.cgcs.org

For the Class of 2024, high school didn’t begin with the traditional journey of crowded hallways and classrooms. Covid-19 created a unique path, starting with online classes and then transitioning to in-person learning with masks and social distancing. Despite these obstacles, students from big-city school districts persevered and discovered new ways to learn, grow, and thrive. Read their inspiring stories.

New Superintendents Named in Duval County, Atlanta, and Portland

Christopher Bernier was recently named the superintendent of Florida’s Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville. He succeeds interim superintendent Dana Kriznar.

New Leadership at Council to Begin

Marcia Andrews, a member of the school board of Florida’s School District of Palm Beach County, will become chair of the Council of the Great City Schools’ Board of Directors for a one-year term effective on July 1, 2024.

Council Opens Fall Conference Registration

The Council of the Great City Schools will hold its 68th Annual Fall Conference from October 16-20, hosted by the Dallas Independent School District at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel in Dallas, Texas.

Boston Urban Educator of the Year Awards $10,000 Green-Garner Scholarship

Last year at the Council of the Great City Schools’ 67th Fall Conference in San Diego, Boston school board member Michael O’Neill was selected as the winner of the Green-Garner Award, presented to the nation’s top urban school board member.

NYC Student Awarded $10,000 Michael Casserly Scholarship

The Council of the Great City Schools recently presented Janice Alexis, a 2024 graduate of New York City Public Schools, with the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice.

Four Urban Students Win CGCS-Bernard Harris Scholarships in Math and Science

Four graduating high school seniors with dreams of pursuing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers were recently selected by the Council of the Great City Schools to receive the 2024 CGCS-Bernard Harris Math and Science Scholarship.

Upcoming Events

Curriculum, Research, Instructional Leaders Conference

When:

July 9 - July 11, 2024

Where:

Westin Michigan Avenue

Chicago, IL

Public Relations Executives Meeting

When:

July 11 - July 13, 2024

Where:

Hyatt Regency Bellevue

Bellevue, WA

Publishing Note

The Urban Educator will not publish in August. We will return to your inbox in September.

Executive Director

Ray Hart

Editor

Tonya Harris

tharris@cgcs.org

Staff Writer

Joanne Coley

jcoley@cgcs.org

Staff Writer

Kalin Hicks

khicks@cgcs.org

Staff Writer

Alexandra Benjamin

Acting Chair

Marcia Andrews

Board Member, Palm Beach

Chair-elect

Marcia Andrews

Board Member, Palm Beach

Secretary-Treasurer

Sonja Brookins Santelises

CEO, Baltimore

A newsletter published by the Council of the Great City Schools, representing 78 of the nation’s largest urban public school districts. Click here to learn more. All news items should be submitted to Tonya Harris (tharris@cgcs.org).