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Congratulations to all the winners of the NCUST Excellence in Urban Education Student Speech contest. Each student will receive a $200 award for their winning entry. The speeches will be featured during the upcoming NCUST Excellence in Urban Education Symposium May 23-25 in San Diego, Ca. Elementary Winners C.E. Rose • Alfredo J. Cuestas, Grade . . . → Read More: Excellence in Urban Education Student Speech contest winners announced 
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Watch this video of Drs. Johnson, Gianzero, and Escobedo presenting the 2012 Excellence in Urban Education Award banner to Otay Elementary (Chula Vista, Ca). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBzNTMgj0U&feature=youtu.be 
Lynne Perez, Ph.D. – NCUST Associate Director Joseph Johnson, Ph.D. – NCUST Executive Director A common myth is that alternative schools have few or no academic successes. At NCUST, we have learned that many alternative schools generate substantial gains in learning outcomes and some achieve phenomenal results that change the trajectory of students’ lives. In . . . → Read More: Outstanding Alternative Schools Achieve Strong Learning Results
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Karen Janney – NCUST Executive Coach Recently, scholars and policy makers have begun to focus increasing attention on the high school achievement gap, high school graduation rates, and college-going rates for schools across the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s 2011 Condition of Education report, about 68 percent of 12th-graders in high-poverty . . . → Read More: Urban High Schools Achieve Results Similar to Affluent Suburban Schools!
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Gina Gianzero, Ph.D. – NCUST Research Associate The numbers tell a powerful story of educational improvement for English learners in the Chula Vista Elementary School District. Of the district’s nearly 28,000 students, over a third are still learning English. Since 2004, the percentage of English learners meeting or exceeding standards has more than doubled in . . . → Read More: Change for English Learners in Chula Vista
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Joseph Johnson, Ph.D. – NCUST Executive Director NCUST is proud to partner with several districts that are eager to create remarkable urban schools. We work intensively with district leaders and principals on a monthly basis to help them accelerate their improvement efforts. This work occurs through NCUST’s Advancing Principal Leadership in Urban Schools (A-PLUS) Program. . . . → Read More: NCUST Insights: A-PLUS Turnaround Principals
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Barbra Balser – NCUST Executive Coach Schools face many demands from community expectations, state and district policies, parent concerns, and issues associated with poverty. Nonetheless, great school leaders create clarity and coherence as they help their colleagues make meaning out of seemingly uncontainable chaos. These leaders create school environments where collaboration, continuous improvement, and . . . → Read More: Middle Schools Help Students Reach Mastery & Prepare for College and Careers!
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NCUST Symposium Invitation Executive Director Joseph Johnson, Ph.D., of the National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) explains why the Excellence in Urban Education Symposium is such a worthwhile experience for everyone who participates.
Encore: Impact Leadership & Education In this week’s episode Dr. G and guests, Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the National Center for Urban Schools Transformation based at San Diego State University; Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, Director of Training and Staff Development with the Neighborhood House Association in San Diego, CA; and Troy Bell, . . . → Read More: Listen to Dr. Johnson on “Leadership Matters with Dr. G” 
The Trinidad ‘Trini” Garza Early College High School opened in August 2006 through a partnership between Mountain View College (MVC) and the Dallas Independent School District. Students attend their high school classes on the community college campus. Garza’s mission is “to provide traditionally underserved students an opportunity to earn a high school diploma and up . . . → Read More: School Spotlight: Trinidad Garza Trinidad Garza Early College High School |
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