Urban Advocate

Resources

• Urban Advocate: 2008 CUBE Award edition [PDF 1,067,703kb]
  Brownsville, Texas, Chula Vista, California, Omaha, Nebraska demonstrate why they were the finalist districts this year.
  
• Urban Advocate: Summer 2008 [PDF 1,754,753kb]
  In this issues: Single-gender schools; Successful partnerships of mayors and school boards; What the lastest research says about good education...
  
• Urban Advocate: April/May 2008 [PDF 1,072,244kb]
  In this issue: Youth gangs more sophisticated that urban leaders believe; Metro area capital improvement plan funds Oklahoma City schools; Smaller classroom size affects student acheivement; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: January/February 2008 [PDF 1,165,691kb]
  In this issue: Elections on school boundaries draw new lines of segregaton; Career academies make classes relevant to high schoolers; Integration boosts NCLB test scores-but only if done right; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: 2007 Award Edition [PDF 299,261kb]
  Texas' Houston Independent School District, Florida's Miami-Dade County Public Schools, and Texas' Fort Worth Independent School District
  
• Urban Advocate: July/August 2007 [PDF 586,043kb]
  In this issue: Miami-Dade earning buzz as urban 'rising star'; Paul Vallas looks forward to challenges of New Orleans; Abstinence-only study forces policy re-evaluation; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: May/June 2007 [PDF 2,062,411kb]
  In this issue: Magna awards honor CUBE districts' innovations; Smaller schools tied to test scores and graduation rates; School cafeterias aim for more nutritious meals; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: March/April 2007 [PDF 946,454kb]
  In this issue: Trends & Analysis examine timely issues; Competition forces schools to expand marketing efforts; Opinions mixed on single-gender schools; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: January/February 2007 [PDF 740,478kb]
  In this issue: Is tenture really a problem?; Growing districts seek funds to pay construction costs; The politics of tenture show no signs of abating; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: November-December 2006 [PDF 948,111kb]
  In this issue: Urban leaders visit Phoenix for CUBE annual conference; Norfolk Public Schools wins CUBE Annual Award; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: 2006 CUBE Annual Award Edition [PDF 443,753kb]
  Virginia's Norfolk Public Schools, Texas' Houston Independent School District, and Florida's Miami-Dade County Public Schools.
  
• Urban Advocate: August 2006 [PDF 504,272kb]
  In this issue: Growing populations, growing challenges; Payzant steps down as Boston superintendent; Mentors helping urban teachers; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: July 2006 [PDF 981,944kb]
  In this issue: Summer issues seminar to focus on safety issues; Climate survey results help guide policy; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Spring 2006 [PDF 3,900,326kb]
  In this issue: Boards need to bring race back into conversations; research and reality; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: 2005 CUBE Annual Award Edition [PDF 279,296kb]
  Florida's School District of Hillsborough County, Virginia's Norfolk Public Schools, and Texas' San Antonio Independent School District.
  
• Urban Advocate: Back to School Issue 2005 [PDF 670,647kb]
  In this issue: Declining enrollments force districts to cut; News and reports on urban schools; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Summer 2005 [PDF 3,128,133kb]
  In this issue: Issues Seminar looks at investing in students' future; Perkins elected chair of CUBE Steering Committee; Site visit takes a panormatic view of Chula Vista district; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Winter 2005 [PDF 941,357kb]
  In this issue: CUBE boards tackle tough issues at conference; Members get preview of climate results; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: 2004 CUBE Annual Award Edition [PDF 870,581kb]
  Massachusetts' Boston Public Schools, California's Chula Vista Elementary School District, and Virginia's Norfolk Public Schools.
  
• Urban Advocate: Fall 2004 [PDF 810,859kb]
  In this issue: Former HUD secretary speaks of challenges ahead; Racial isolation is subtle but felt by immigrants; and much more.
  
• Urban Advocate: Spring 2004 [PDF 981,390kb]
  In this issue: Urban districts work to bring diverse groups together; Focus on Brown continues; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Winter 2004 [PDF 637,316kb]
  In this issue: Guest Viewpoint on The Legacy of NCLB; The struggle continues - 50 years after Brown; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Fall 2003 [PDF 831,289kb]
  In this issue: Best Practices: Parent coordinators and security audits; Mayors renew push for urban school takeovers; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Summer 2003 [PDF 584,545kb]
  In this issue: The future of Urban School Boards; School commericalisim: who pays the price; How the affirmative action ruling affects K-12; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: Spring 2003 [PDF 646,789kb]
  In this issue: Budget woes put NCLB's promise in jeopardy; People in the News; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: January/February 2003 [PDF 659,362kb]
  In this issue: Funding for NCLB is major issue for urban schools; Local control returns to Hartford, Conn., schools; and much more...
  
• Urban Advocate: November/December 2002 [PDF 298,316kb]
  In this issue: How urban schools fare with NCLB depends on states; Poll finds many unfamiliar with NCLB; and much more...