What does CGCS stand for?

Council of Great City Schools

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Based on an analysis of the district's suspension practices by the Council of Great City Schools, Andrekopoulos observed that the Milwaukee Public Schools may have the highest suspension rate in the country.

School improvement

The new annual study released by the Council of Great City Schools called Beating the Odds, shows that students in 66 major cities in 38 states posted new gains in fourth- and eighth-grade math and reading on state assessments in 2005.

Tests reveal American schools have long way to go

School officials are scheduled to receive a new report this week from the Council of Great City Schools recommending steps to improve the system.

TIPOFF CHICK TO STICK AROUND AND KEEP UP PRESSURE ON LAUSD

However, only 14 percent said they had actually begun testing and using their new systems, according to the Council of Great City Schools.

Fighting the Y2K Bug

This is the worst case scenario," says Henry Duvall, spokesman for the Council of Great City Schools.

Largest downsizing in one year

In 1994, the national Council of Great City Schools reported that 83 percent of urban superintendents and school-board members listed violence and gang activity as their top concern.

ONE IN 7 L.A. HIGH-SCHOOLERS HAS CARRIED A WEAPON, SURVEY FINDS

``The problem is what do you do if they (students) aren't achieving the benchmark,'' said Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of Great City Schools, a coalition of the nation's largest urban public school systems.

CLINTON, GOVERNORS CALL FOR SCHOOLS TO ESTABLISH STRICTER STANDARDS, ...

Take the Houston Independent School District, where the Beating the Odds III study, released in March by the Council of Great City Schools, showed that minority students are narrowing the achievement gap.

Houston shares its secrets. (Update: education news from schools, ...