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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.

4th Annual NCUST Symposium

New! 2009 Symposium Information available now!

Photos of the Third Annual NCUST Symposium

Thank you to all who participated!

What We've Learned: Resources

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

2008 "What America needs to learn from 2008 NCUST Symposium." (PPT) Keynote by Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D., Executive Director National Center for Urban School Transformation.
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.
2008 "Achieving Excellence through National Urban Education Award." (PDF) A presentation about achieving excellence through the Urban Education Award, and the transformation of Urban City schools.
2008 " FASFEPA/ECTAC Conference February 22, 2008 What is Atypical About Schools that Achieve Atypical Results?"
2007 "Schools that Serve African American Children Well" California School Boards Association Conference, Coalition of CA Black School Board Members, 11/29/2007; San Diego, CA
2007 "Closing Achievement Gaps in California" (PPT) California Achievement Gap Conference, 11/14/07; Sacramento, CA

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Executive Instructional Leadership Program

NCUST Executive Instructional Leadership Program
Starting August 2008!

Excellence in Urban Education Award

2009 NCUST Excellence in Urban Education Award Application Now Available

The new application is available for the 2009 NCUST National Excellence in Urban Education Award. Please go to the Excellence in Urban Education Award page to download the application and review eligibilty criteria.

NEW 2009 Excellence Award Criteria Announced!

The National Center for Urban School Transformation at San Diego State University has announced the new Criteria for the 2009 National Excellence in Urban Education Award.