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		NCUST: Raising Student Achievement in Urban Schools

NCUST helps urban school districts and their partners transform into places where all students achieve academic proficiency, evidence a love of learning, and graduate well prepared to succeed in post-secondary education, the workplace, and their communities.

NCUST Symposium Updates

The next NCUST Symposium will be held in San Diego in May 2012. Check back here for updates.

Thanks to all who participated in the NCUST 2010 Symposium! The three-day event was a success with high performing NCUST Excellence in Urban Education Award winners presentations and school visits and inspiring keynote addresses from Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana, Larry Lezotte, and Carl Cohn.

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What We've Learned: Resources

Presentations and reports on what we have learned about high-performing urban schools.

2010 "Lessons from High Performing Schools for Teaching, Learning, and Leadership" (PPT) Michigan Teaching and Learning Institute August 24, 2010
2010 "The Best Teaching in The Best Urban Schools" (PDF) SDSU April 8, 2010
2009 "Nothing is Easy But Everything is Possible" (PDF) St. Louis Black Leadership Roundtable January 25, 2009
2008 "Irvine Foundation Continuation High School Study." (PPT) NCUST, in collaboration with many researchers from WestEd at Stanford's John Gardner center, have conducted an extensive study in California's high schools.

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What's New at NCUST

A-PLUS Network for Urban Schools

Students in Four Urban Districts to Benefit from NCUST Leadership Coaching

SAN DIEGO (Aug 24, 2010) - NCUST is implementing The A-PLUS Network (Advancing Principal Leadership in Urban Schools) with four urban districts in Missouri, Florida, California, and Arizona. The program is led by highly qualified coaches who integrate on-site problem analysis, peer review and analysis, and consultations with principals of high-performing schools to support principals and district leaders in attaining improved learning results associated with a specific achievement challenge.

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Excellence in Urban Education Award

NCUST AWARDS 13 WINNERS!!!

PHOTO OF STUDENTS AT LEMAY ELEMENTARY

“If every school in America could serve diverse populations of students as well as these 13 schools, achievement gaps would be eliminated,” affirmed Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of NCUST.