The annual award, announced today, honors large urban school systems that demonstrate the strongest student achievement and improvement while narrowing performance gaps between different groups based on family income and ethnicity. (edweek.org)
The passing of the torch in Cleveland is imminent: This fall, the beleaguered school district will join the list of large urban school systems — including Boston and Chicago — under mayoral control. (edweek.org)
And New York's NAEP scores place it only in the middle of the pack among large urban school systems. (educationnext.org)