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		<title>Education Week: Urbaneducation</title>
		<description>Education Week: News and Information About Issues in Education for Educators</description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Michael Casserly, Longstanding Urban Schools Advocate, to Pass the Baton]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/12/michael_casserly_urban_schools_advocate_to_step_down.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/12/michael_casserly_urban_schools_advocate_to_step_down.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Michael Casserly, who has led the Council of the Great City Schools since 1992, will step down next year and become an adviser to the group.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Special Education Reforms at Center of New Settlement Agreements]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2018/12/special_education_agreements_in_California_and_Ohio.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/speced/2018/12/special_education_agreements_in_California_and_Ohio.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Berkeley, Calif. school district and the state of Ohio have said they will do more to provide services and to ensure students with disabilities are educated in inclusive settings.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Chicago Pledges $26 Million to Add Social Workers, Special Education Staff]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/07/chicago_is_spending_26_million_on_social_workers_special_education_case_managers.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/07/chicago_is_spending_26_million_on_social_workers_special_education_case_managers.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Chicago Teachers Union, which has called on the district to increase the number of school nurses, psychologists, social workers, and case managers, said the school system's announcement does not go far enough.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Denver Superintendent to Step Down After Nearly a Decade. Will the District's Progress Continue?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/07/denver_superintendent_Tom_Boasberg_to_step_down.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/07/denver_superintendent_Tom_Boasberg_to_step_down.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Tom Boasberg led Denver's public schools through a period that saw an increase in graduation and college-going rates, charter-district collaboration, and improved performance of its English-learners.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia Superintendent on Leading Through a Financial Crisis and Raising Expectations For Students]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/03/questions_for_philadelphia_superintendent.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/03/questions_for_philadelphia_superintendent.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Urban Districts' Group Decries President Trump's Response to Charlottesville]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/08/large_urban_school_consortium_slams_Charlottesville_violence_and_Trump_response.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/08/large_urban_school_consortium_slams_Charlottesville_violence_and_Trump_response.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Council of the Great City Schools represents nearly 70 of the nation's largest school districts—about 7.3 million students, the majority of whom are Hispanic and African-American.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Head of Urban Districts' Coalition Says Trump Win Won't Change Group's Focus]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2016/11/head_of_urban_schools_coalition_says_Trump_Win_Won't_Change_It's_Focus.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2016/11/head_of_urban_schools_coalition_says_Trump_Win_Won't_Change_It's_Focus.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Michael Casserly, the executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, said the group may be forced to play defense, but its priorities won't change under a Trump administration.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[New Website to Compare Cities' Education Results Makes Debut]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2016/09/new_one-stop_site_for_city_education_data.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2016/09/new_one-stop_site_for_city_education_data.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The interactive "State of Our Cities" website, released Tuesday by the George W. Bush Institute, provides comparable education data for 114 cities across more than a dozen indicators.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[New York City Diversity Panel Recommends A 'Chief Integration Officer,' Schools That Reflect City's Diversity]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/02/new_york_city_diversity_integration_equity.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2019/02/new_york_city_diversity_integration_equity.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA['We Do Not Want to Lose Another Member of Our Family or Yours,' Ed. Council Says]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2016/07/we_do_not_want_to_lose_another_member_of_our_family_or_yours.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2016/07/we_do_not_want_to_lose_another_member_of_our_family_or_yours.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The Council of the Great City Schools released an emotional, personal statement on recent shootings--from Dallas, to Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Chicago, and other urban areas--that have claimed the lives of its graduates, students, neighbors, and employees.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Principal-Prep Programs Adapting to Meet Real-World Demands of Job, Study Finds]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/10/University_principal_prep_programs_in_Wallace_Initiative_Are_changing_based_on_research.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/10/University_principal_prep_programs_in_Wallace_Initiative_Are_changing_based_on_research.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[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.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Detroit Schools See First Enrollment Increase in 15 years]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/10/detroit_public_schools_sees_enrollment_increase.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/10/detroit_public_schools_sees_enrollment_increase.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Many of the new students attended charter schools that have since closed or the former Education Achievement Authority, the former state-run system, according to the Detroit Free-Press.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Welcome to Urban Education Reform: Bridging Research and Practice]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2017/03/welcome_to_urban_ed_reform.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/urban_education_reform/2017/03/welcome_to_urban_ed_reform.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Groundbreaking work of researchers and practitioners from research-practice partnerships around the country will be discussed in this new blog.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Long Beach School Board Member Named Urban Educator of the Year]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/10/Long_Beach_Board_Member_Chosen_As_Urban_Educator_of_the_Year.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/10/Long_Beach_Board_Member_Chosen_As_Urban_Educator_of_the_Year.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The award was announced at the annual gathering of the Council of the Great City Schools, which this year featured Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and co-chair of the Gates Foundation, as the keynote speaker. Gates announced about $1.7 billion in investment in K-12 education over the next five years.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Boston Superintendent's Resignation: What's Behind Tommy Chang's Departure?]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/06/boston_superintendent_resigns.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/06/boston_superintendent_resigns.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Tommy Chang's resignation from the helm of Boston's school system has sparked numerous questions about his departure, including whether he was under pressure to leave because of his management or as a result of a lawsuit alleging that the district shared information with law enforcement that may hav]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Philadelphia To Add Social Workers At Some Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/08/philadelphia_to_add_social_workers_to_some_schools.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2017/08/philadelphia_to_add_social_workers_to_some_schools.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Through a pilot program with the city, the Philadelphia school district will add social workers at 22 schools, with the goal of some day expanding the program to all schools.]]></description>
				<category>Urbaneducation</category>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Janice Jackson Named Permanent CEO of Chicago Public Schools]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/01/janice_jackson_named_permanent_chicago_CEO.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/01/janice_jackson_named_permanent_chicago_CEO.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The longtime educator was named interim CEO in December following the resignation of Forrest Claypool, who was accused of repeatedly lying to investigators during an ethics probe.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Education Pioneers Group Expands Efforts to Groom K-12 Leaders]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2015/09/education_pioneers_expands_eff.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2015/09/education_pioneers_expands_eff.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[The California-based organization recruits candidates with backgrounds in areas like law, policy, and business to work in school districts, charter schools, and education organizations.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[A New Education Era in Philadelphia: Mayor Names Members of School Board]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/04/philadelphia_mayor_names_school_board_members.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/District_Dossier/2018/04/philadelphia_mayor_names_school_board_members.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[About 500 people submitted their names or were nominated for one of the nine spots on the new Philadelphia school board, the first to oversee the district since the state seized control in 2001.]]></description>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
				<title><![CDATA[Charles Payne and the 'National Secret' of Educational Success]]></title>
				<guid>https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2017/03/charles_payne_education_poverty_aera.html</guid>
				<link><![CDATA[https://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2017/03/charles_payne_education_poverty_aera.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drss&utm_term=Urbaneducation]]></link>
				<description><![CDATA[Researchers are focusing on the wrong gaps to improve schools, argues an American Educational Research Association lecturer.]]></description>
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