News and Events
EAST EPO Issues Three-Year Progress Report
February 2019 — The EAST EPO has issued a report to communicate the progress of East High School in the first three years of the partnership with the University of Rochester. The Center for Urban Education Success supports and researches this partnership. Students, staff, and families have accomplished a great deal, and the trajectory for the future looks positive. Learn More
Marsh and Nelms Publish in District Administration on Attendance
January 2019 — Valerie Marsh and Shaun Nelms recently co-wrote an article focused on stemming chronic absenteeism in urban schools for District Administration magazine. Based on research conducted at the Center for Urban Education Success (CUES) (Attendance Brief #1, Attendance Brief #2) and applied at East Upper and Lower Schools in Rochester, NY, this article outlines four steps schools can take to increase attendance, especially pertinent to urban settings. Learn More
CUES Publishes Practitioner Brief on Bullying
October 2018 — CUES publishes a practitioner brief on bullying in schools, exploring prevalence, contributing factors, and interventions. This brief’s analysis of empirical research aims to provide a balanced and accurate depiction of bullying in all of its forms. A resource guide for teachers and practitioners is included. Learn More
CUES Receives $2.5 Million Gift from William and Sheila Konar Foundation
June 2018 –The Konar Foundation’s gift creates a new endowed directorship position to lead CUES, and Dr. Shaun Nelms, Superintendent of East Upper and Lower Schools in Rochester and formerly an affiliated faculty member of CUES, was installed as the inaugural director to fill this endowed position. Learn More
Events
Making Good on the Promise of a Guaranteed, Viable Curriculum for All
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 from 5 – 7 p.m.
Genrich-Rusling Room, LeChase Hall
University of Rochester’s River Campus
Speaker: Susan Meier, Chief Academic Officer, East EPO, and Assistant Professor, Center for Urban Education Success
When the University of Rochester initially partnered with the Rochester City School District to create a plan to prevent East High School from closing, we understood the scope of the challenge. What we may have underestimated was the challenge – and the importance – of taking on curriculum. Hear our story and what we’ve learned so far about leadership practices that reveal complex interactions of curriculum, instruction, and situation.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
2019 CUES Symposium
May 4, 2019
Aligning Community Resources to Address Critical Needs in Urban Schools: A Forum on Community Schooling
More information will be added as available.
Media Coverage
Rochester Model Can Help Buffalo’s Struggling Schools in The Buffalo News
The East-UR ‘experiment’ in Rochester City Newspaper
East High School Triples Graduation Rate after U of R Partnership on Spectrum News
All in at East in Rochester Review
East students find that friendship is round in City Newspaper
UR education research focuses on urban schools’ conflict resolution, Rochester Business Journal
East High: Education professor sees an environment in transition in NewsCenter
Schools can’t do it all – no matter what we think in City Newspaper
The UR’s bold commitment to a city high school in City Newspaper
How to create schools that serve all children well on WXXI’s Connections
Improving education outcomes in ROC on WXXI’s Need to Know
Pedro Noguera, education expert, to speak at East High in Democrat & Chronicle
Creating High-Quality Schools in City Newspaper
How a University Helped Save a Failing High School in The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Student Scientists Devise Experiment That Will Really Take Off on PBS Newshour
East High Students’ Experiment Heading to Nasa on WXXI
Rochester Youth Culinary Experience (RYCE)
East High School ‘way better for students’ in Year One
UR Establishes Center for Urban Ed in the Democrat & Chronicle
Warner School Announces Creation of Center for Urban Education Success on WROC-TV