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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

Thank you to all who participated in the 2009 High Performing Urban Schools Symposium! Link here for photo gallery from our photographer.

Watch this space as information becomes available for the NCUST 2010 Symposium.

What We've Learned: Resources

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

2008 "Schools that Serve Diverse Student Groups Well ." (PPT) San Diego State University’s Achievement Gap Summit November 21, 2008
2008 "The Role of Principals in Creating Gold Medal Title I Schools ." (PPT) Arizona Department of Education Principal’s Academy November 20, 2008
2008 "Truths and Myths Regarding Our Nation’s Gold Medal Title I Schools ." (PPT) Arizona Department of Education Mega Conference November 19, 2008.
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.

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What's New at NCUST

A-PLUS Network for Urban Schools

The A-PLUS Network (Advancing Principal Leadership in Urban Schools)is a two-year program that engages principals in solving specific achievement challenges that confront their school. The program integrates on-site problem analysis,peer review and analysis, and consultations with principals of high-performing schools in a manner that supports principals in attaining mproved learning results associated with a specific achievement challenge. Download brochure.

Excellence in Urban Education Award

TWELVE EXCELLENCE IN URBAN EDUCATION AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

SAN DIEGO – (Monday, March 16, 2009) — At a time when some question whether or not there is reason to be hopeful for urban education in the United States, twelve urban schools are receiving national recognition for their academic excellence. The National Center for Urban School Transformation (NCUST) at San Diego State University is awarding these schools the 2009 National Excellence in Urban Education Award. The twelve winners of the 2009 National Excellence in Urban Education Award are: Bonham Elementary, Dallas, TX; Bursch Elementary, Compton, CA; Fallon Park Elementary, Roanoke, VA; Franklin Towne Charter High School, Philadelphia, PA; Golden Empire Elementary, Sacramento, CA; Ira Harbison Elementary, National City, CA; Highland Elementary, Silver Spring, MD; Kearny International Business High School, San Diego, CA; KIPP Adelante Academic Preparatory Middle School, San Diego, CA; Lawndale High School, Lawndale, CA; Montebello Gardens Elementary, Pico Rivera, CA; World of Inquiry Elementary School, Rochester, NY.