Council of Urban Boards of Education
CUBE represents over 110 urban school districts in 35 states. Our member districts educate nearly 8 million students, in over 12,000 schools, with a collective budget of more than 99 billion dollars. CUBE helps urban school leaders find solutions to challenges at the local level and seeks to improve their policy making effectiveness. CUBE creates a forum for urban school board members to share innovative practices through issues seminars, conferences, legislative advocacy, research projects, professional networking opportunities, specialized publications, and local governance and policy assistance.
2008 CUBE Annual Conference - School Board Leadership: Equipping Urban Students with 21st Century Skills
Conference materials and presentations that were available at the 2008 CUBE Annual Conference will be posted on line as soon as possible under the
Conferences and Meetings link to your left.
2008 Benjamin Mays Lifetime Achievement Award & CUBE Annual Award for
Urban Board Excellence
The recepient of the 2008 Benjamin Mays Award is
Dr. Ulysses Van Spiva for his dedication to the community of Virginia Beach, VA. The Benjamin May's Lifetime Achievement Award was presented in conjunction with CUBE's Annual Award for Urban School Board Excellence on September 27, 2008 during the CUBE Annual Conference at the Renaissance Hotel in Las Vegas, NV. The 2008 CUBE Annual Award for Urban Board Excellence winner is
Brownsville Independent School District in Brownsville, Texas. Click on titles for more information on the
CUBE Annual Award;
Benjamin Mays Lifetime Achievement Award or the
CUBE Annual Conference.
What We Think: Parental Perceptions of Urban School Climate A project of the Council of Urban Boards of Education's Urban Student Achievement Task Force.
CUBE is pleased to announce the release of the third school climate survey. This report shares parent and family perceptions of seven major themes: parental involvement; expectations for success; safety; trust, respect, and ethos of caring; bullying; community welfare; and the importance of race. Brian Perkins, CUBE's Steering Committee past chair and school board president in New Haven, CT served as the principal investigator for this study. This report follows the
Where We Learn and
Where We Teach reports. Click
here for more information on the school climate reports.
Still Looking to the Future: Voluntary K-12 Integration:
A Manual for Parents, Educators and Advocates
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) and the Civil Rights Project (CRP) announce the release of this manual which provides valuable guidance and information about how communities and school districts can promote racial diversity and address racial isolation in schools nationwide. This Second Edition of the manual is being issued on the heels of the Supreme Court's June 2007 decision in Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District No.1 which limited the ability of school districts to take race into account into achieving these goals. To download the manual or for additional information, please visit www.naacpldf.org.
Resources
- Conferences & Meetings
Schedules, location and programming information for upcoming and past CUBE conferences and meetings.
- CUBE Member Districts
Over 100 districts in 35 states and the Virgin Islands!
- Publications
CUBE publications including research reports, Urban Advocates, ASBJ and much more..
- CUBE Annual Award
Recognizes outstanding leaders and highlights the crucial connection between urban student achievement and successful board governance.
- Task Forces
CUBE is supported by four issues-based task forces.
- About CUBE
Includes information on the CUBE member districts, Steering Committee, and Annual Report...
- Contact CUBE Staff
Key CUBE staff contact information...
- CUBE Resource Directory
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A networking tool designed to foster easy and fast communication among urban school leaders. It is available only to member districts of CUBE.