Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap

Education and Literacy

Cities in Crisis 2009: Closing the Graduation Gap

Analyzes trends in high school graduation rates in the nation's fifty largest metropolitan areas, including improvements and the urban-suburban divide. Compares employment, income, and poverty levels by educational attainment in each metropolitan area.

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

School District Governance Reform: The Devil Is in the Details

Education and Literacy;Government Reform

School District Governance Reform: The Devil Is in the Details

Provides an overview of alternative approaches to governance in urban school districts, including integrated governance, district dissolution, and state receivership. Outlines the benefits, limitations, and implications of mayoral control over districts.

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Midwestern)-Wisconsin-Milwaukee County-Milwaukee;North America-United States;North America-United States (Midwestern)-Wisconsin

30 Large Urban School Districts Show Better Relative Academic Performance Than Their States for African-American, Hispanic, or Low-Income Students

Education and Literacy;Race and Ethnicity

30 Large Urban School Districts Show Better Relative Academic Performance Than Their States for African-American, Hispanic, or Low-Income Students

Presents findings from data collected in the Broad Prize selection process on large urban districts with higher-than-state-average performance among African-American, Latino, and low-income students and the policies and practices behind their success.

December 1969

Geographic Focus: North America-United States

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