Topia!: Society: Issues: Education: Education Reform: Urban School Reform (8) Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform - A national network of parents, community members, teachers, administrators, researchers, unions, and funders working to improve public schools. No Excuses - A national effort organized by The Heritage Foundation to mobilize public pressure on behalf of better education for the poor. There is no excuse for the academic failure of most public schools serving poor children. Annenberg Institute for School Reform - The Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University promotes and advocates the serious redesign of American schooling, especially in the areas of urban schools and disadvantaged students. Rethinking Schools - A nonprofit, independent publisher of educational materials. Advocates the reform of elementary and secondary education, with a strong emphasis on issues of equity and social justice. Urban Education Web - UEweb offers manuals, brief articles, annotated bibliographies, reviews and summaries of outstanding publications, and conference announcements in urban education. Center for Urban Education - Dedicated to supporting school-based research and reform efforts that focus on the problems and issues confronting urban schools. Urban Middle Grades Reform Network - A working group of district administrators responsible for middle-grades reform. The network's goal is to strengthen middle-grades reform efforts in participating urban districts. The Commission on Improving Curriculum-Based Assessment - A commission of the Chicago Public Schools to design a viable system of curriculum-based assessment for initial use in Chicago. Additional categories: ford truck accessories history condition Gbc used car loans

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