Tuesday, August 22, 2023 6:00pm to 8:30pm The greatest civil rights issue of our time. Only one-third of fourth-grade students nationwide read at proficient levels in 2022.<\/p>\n Join us to watch The Right to Read documentary and then hear from a panel of experts, including education scholars, literacy advocates, and community members. Moderated by WXXI host Evan Dawson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Details & Registration” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#00467f” outline_custom_hover_background=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_text=”#00467f” shape=”square” align=”left” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fevents.rochester.edu%2Fevent%2Fright-to-read|title:Details%20%26%20Registration”][vc_empty_space height=”22px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1761668527007{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #001e5f !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1546531831098{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Supporting Meaningful, Lasting Change in Urban Schools” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1546531863032{margin-top: -25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;padding-right: 25px !important;padding-left: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text]Thank you for visiting the Center for Urban Education Success (CUES)!\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n At CUES, we believe in equity and excellence for ALL students. In order to meet this demand, we must consider questions such as: Who will begin to change systems so this work and accountability is shared? And, under what conditions can this change take place? At CUES, we work daily to explore innovative approaches to tackle persistent challenges which hinder educational systems.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-facebook-official” color=”white” size=”lg” align=”right” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Furcues%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-twitter” color=”white” size=”lg” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Furcues%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”Focusing on Key Topics in Urban Education” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:center” css=”.vc_custom_1546529716488{margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n CUES studies best practices in urban education and produces various resources for interested educators and scholars: research articles, practitioner briefs, videos, professional articles, and resource guides.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”More News” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#00467f” outline_custom_hover_background=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_text=”#00467f” shape=”square” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-newspaper-o” add_icon=”true” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fhome%2Fnewsevents%2F|title:News%2FEvents||”][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_icon type=”material” icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-school” color=”white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_background_color=”#00467f” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fattendance%2F”][vc_custom_heading text=”Attendance” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:%20%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fattendance%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_icon type=”monosocial” icon_monosocial=”vc-mono vc-mono-slideshare” color=”white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_background_color=”#00467f” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Frestorative-practices%2F”][vc_custom_heading text=”Restorative Practices” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Frestorative-practices%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_icon type=”material” icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-all_inclusive” color=”white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_background_color=”#00467f” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fbullying%2F”][vc_custom_heading text=”Bullying” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fbullying%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_icon type=”material” icon_material=”vc-material vc-material-people” color=”white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_background_color=”#00467f” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fdistributed-leadership%2F”][vc_custom_heading text=”Distributed Leadership” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fdistributed-leadership%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/5″][vc_icon type=”entypo” icon_entypo=”entypo-icon entypo-icon-book-open” color=”white” background_style=”rounded” background_color=”custom” size=”lg” align=”center” custom_background_color=”#00467f” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fequitable-curriculum%2F”][vc_custom_heading text=”Equitable Curriculum” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fequitable-curriculum%2F”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”22712″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NesQMf2sVuA&t=15s”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”The University of Rochester-East 10-Year EPO Concludes in a Celebration of Success and Gratitude” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNesQMf2sVuA%26t%3D15s”][vc_column_text]After 10 years of partnership, the East EPO is coming to a close. What began as a bold effort to support a struggling school became a powerful example of what\u2019s possible through shared purpose and commitment. To the scholars, educators, staff, and families who made it happen\u2014THANK YOU!<\/strong> Your dedication transformed East and created a foundation for continued success. This moment is a celebration of your hard work, resilience, and belief in a brighter future for every student.<\/p>\n Watch the video:<\/strong> it celebrates the transformative 10-year journey of the University of Rochester-East Educational Partnership Organization (EPO) and East community members reflect on a decade of growth, personal transformation, and enduring relationships built on trust, care, and shared commitment.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Watch the Video” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffc70a” custom_text=”#000000″ shape=”square” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNesQMf2sVuA%26t%3D15s”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”23262″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/msamp.org\/#index”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Developing a Visual Model to Represent the Implementation of an Ambitious Mathematics Program” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontiersin.org%2Fjournals%2Feducation%2Farticles%2F10.3389%2Ffeduc.2025.1579921%2Ffull”][vc_column_text]Warner School of Education and Human Development professor Jeff <\/strong><\/span>Choppin<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>and doctoral students\u00a0<\/span>Saliha Al\u00a0<\/span><\/b>and\u00a0<\/span>Junnan Li\u00a0<\/span><\/b>coauthored a new article, \u201cDeveloping a Visual Model to Represent the Implementation of an Ambitious Mathematics Program<\/a>,\u201d published in\u00a0<\/span>Frontiers in Education<\/i>. The visual model, which is still in development, can be viewed\u00a0<\/span>here<\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n View more of Choppin’s research work by navigating to the Mathematics<\/em> section on our research page<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Read the Article” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffc70a” custom_text=”#000000″ shape=”square” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.frontiersin.org%2Fjournals%2Feducation%2Farticles%2F10.3389%2Ffeduc.2025.1579921%2Ffull”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”22422″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IelHCZz1SMY”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”From Our Youth, For Our Youth: East EPO Efforts That Helped Students Thrive” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIelHCZz1SMY”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n This webinar presents research insights gathered from East Lower and Upper School students, focusing on aspects of the school climate that supported their confidence in learning, value for education, and sense of connectedness to the school. Led by Center for Urban Education Success (CUES) professors, they highlight the positive role of the UR East EPO (Educational Partnership Organization) from 2015 to 2024 in enhancing teacher pedagogy, strengthening teacher-student relationships, and bolstering superintendent support. These efforts have been key to fostering students\u2019 motivational beliefs, persistence, and academic achievement.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Watch Webinar” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffc70a” custom_text=”#000000″ shape=”square” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DIelHCZz1SMY”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”21962″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Partners in Research: Findings from Faculty Research at the UR East Educational Partnership Organization” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3Kkf5cyoMqE”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n This webinar discusses the findings of research conducted at East High School as part of the University of Rochester’s Educational Partnership Organization with the school. It explores\u00a0topics such as academic performance, school culture and belonging, pedagogical innovation, research-practice collaborations, and knowledge production across various subject areas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Watch Webinar” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffc70a” custom_text=”#000000″ shape=”square” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D3Kkf5cyoMqE”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/JcXhUNV23bM?si=32u2i2V-uEa8UrSf”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Lessons learned from revamping an urban school curricula” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FJcXhUNV23bM%3Fsi%3D32u2i2V-uEa8UrSf”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n In collaboration with the University of Rochester, the East Educational Partnership Organization (EPO) embarked on a comprehensive rewrite of its entire school curricula. This video documents the remarkable evolution of curriculum development within the EPO, explores the intricacies of the rewriting process, and reveals the valuable lessons acquired throughout the journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”21262″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Standards-Based Grading: History, Practices, Benefits, Challenges, and Next Steps” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FStandards-Based-Grading.pdf”][vc_column_text]A new practitioner brief that delves into the transformative possibilities of Standards-Based Grading in schools.<\/p>\n Standards-Based Grading is an assessment approach that prioritizes students\u2019 mastery of specific learning standards over traditional letter grades, shifting the focus from grading compliance to measuring true more motivated learning.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Access the Brief” style=”custom” custom_background=”#ffc70a” custom_text=”#252525″ shape=”square” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F11%2FStandards-Based-Grading.pdf”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”19792″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”New Book: Doing and Being Hip-Hop in School: Best.Class.Ever.” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDoing-Being-Hip-Hop-School-Best-Class-Ever%2Fdp%2F0807767433%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1|target:_blank”][vc_column_text]A new book by Larson J., Atkins, G., & Duret, E. titled Doing and Being Hip-Hop in School: Best.Class.Ever. is now published.<\/p>\n This book explores how how urban youth and their teachers (Larson as co-teacher) design and implement a student led class on Hip Hop.<\/p>\n Purchase your copy today<\/a><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”19442″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Infrastructure, Resources, and People Matter: Findings from East High” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Fnewsevents%2Fstory%2F2955%2Fstate-extends-university-rochesters-partnership-east-high|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Doctoral students from the University of Rochester’s Warner School of Education discuss their doctoral dissertations which are the culmination of extensive original research projects done at East High in the areas of literacy, art, families and math coaching.<\/p>\n Watch webinar here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”18262″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”New York extends university partnership with East High” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Fnewsevents%2Fstory%2F2955%2Fstate-extends-university-rochesters-partnership-east-high|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n The New York State Education Department approved a three-year renewal of the partnership between the University of Rochester and East High School. The extension allows the Educational Partnership Organization (EPO), managed through the Warner School, to continue and build on the successes that have dramatically transformed the school\u2019s culture and educational outcomes for East\u2019s scholars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/Whn6Amnm3Zo?si=gEvGByMHO4XEzwec”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Literacies of power in a high school English class” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F11%2FMarsh-et-al_2021_STUDENTS-AS-CHANGE-MAKERS_-FIVE-STEPS-TO-ADVOCACY-RESEARCH.pdf|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n CUES researchers designed and implemented curriculum to mobilize students\u2019 powerful literacies to affect change in their communities. This design-based research connected literacy theory and classroom practice to expand youth advocacy through literacy instruction and practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/7XeT1DAl5I0″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Anti-racist curriculum for Monroe County schools” css=”.vc_custom_1644958952981{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Fnewsevents%2Fstory%2F2762%2Fcrafting-classroom-lessons-an-anti-racist-lens||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n In the wake of a summer of violence against unarmed Black men both nationally and locally, East High leaders took a look at how to make systemic changes in countywide educational policies and the creation of an antiracist curriculum to help students learn about and discuss Rochester’s issues with racism and injustice. East High’s Elevated Educator website<\/a> offers access to unit plans that are culturally sustaining for students of color. You can also watch this video introduction<\/a> to the website.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”16282″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1612540739308{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Collaborating for Equity in Urban Education” css=”.vc_custom_1623944275533{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fjournals.sagepub.com%2Feprint%2FMMQJDWBNMYCH9BDCZQVQ%2Ffull||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n June, 2021 — New research out of CUES answers questions: How do comprehensive changes in infrastructure, policies, leadership, and instructional practices shape school culture? What role do shifting power relations and authentic trust play in developing shared ownership of outcomes? Using data from a participatory ethnography of an urban high school slated for closure, this article examines the impact of comprehensive transformation on the university-school partnership\u2019s goal to change from a culture of underachievement and negativity toward a culture of collaboration and excellence.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/NqoIerUIq6s” el_aspect=”43″][\/vc_column][vc_column parallax=”content-moving” width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1612540739308{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”CUES gives presentation to UR Community” css=”.vc_custom_1612538357936{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DNqoIerUIq6s%26feature%3Dyoutu.be%26ab_channel%3DEverBetter||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n October 27, 2020 –The CUES team gives an inside look at emerging research and how the center is poised to activate broader systemic progress in our region and on the national stage. Watch presentation here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”13842″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.warner.rochester.edu\/files\/news\/files\/trauma-article-EL.pdf”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”A school-based behavioral therapy intervention builds resilience for students with high levels of trauma” css=”.vc_custom_1604938436005{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Ffiles%2Fnews%2Ffiles%2Ftrauma-article-EL.pdf||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n In the heat of an altercation or even in the regular busyness of a school day, educators feel pressure to manage student behaviors and meet academic achievement goals. This is understandable. But why do we so often think something’s wrong with a student (and react accordingly) rather than wonder\u00a0what happened to her?<\/i><\/p>\n At East High School in Rochester, New York, we have started asking questions of ourselves and of our students that get to the heart of our students’ lived experiences. We know there are reasons\u2014good reasons\u2014why a child might act out, keep his head on his desk, or refuse to do homework. This article describes a school-based behavioral therapy intervention,\u00a0one of the many ways a university-school partnership can serve students.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1677510166992{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”13672″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”http:\/\/minorityreporter.net\/east-high-math-program-to-get-boost-from-federal-grant\/”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”$2.5M NSF grant will build upon UR-East\u2019s partnership to bolster STEM programs for historically marginalized students” css=”.vc_custom_1604938506051{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fminorityreporter.net%2Feast-high-math-program-to-get-boost-from-federal-grant%2F||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]August 11, 2020 –East High School\u2019s partnership with the University of Rochester is paying another dividend as the two will work together to explore ways to build a challenging mathematics program.The university\u2019s Warner School of Education received a $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The task: Work on overcoming barriers for students in a high-poverty setting, identify resources and make sure they stay in place to keep the program going. The idea is to create a model that can be used in various settings.<\/p>\n Read article in Minority Reporter <\/em>here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”13002″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.pageturnpro.com\/AASA\/94877-May-2020\/sdefault.html#page\/41″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Partners in fighting cyberbullying: Reshaping school climate and strengthening relationships” css=”.vc_custom_1603217068742{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pageturnpro.com%2FAASA%2F94877-May-2020%2Fsdefault.html%23page%2F41||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Steady increases in both teen suicides and school shootings have heightened public concern about cyberbullying. This article documents how the University of Rochester-East collaboration is reshaping school climate and strengthening relationships at school to curb cyberbullying. We describe how three aspects of school life — beliefs, structures, and policies — have changed the climate at East High, in ways that better attend to cyberbullying.<\/p>\n Read full article here<\/a>.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”12522″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”How student voice transformed East High” css=”.vc_custom_1682439469278{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2023%2F04%2FMarsh-Nelms_Educational-Leadership_2019.pdf|title:How%20student%20voice%20transformed%20East%20High”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n This article documents how a collaborative group of teachers, administrators, parents, students, community members and university staff designed a model that built student voice into the foundation of school culture and practices.\u00a0 The stakes were high. We faced both the pressure to prevent the school from closing and the opportunity to reshape it into a place that truly served young people and expanded their opportunities for advocacy.<\/p>\n Read full article.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/rJX_VqbsvMk?si=VsDcVjVmnL_P-t3R”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Addressing the needs of the whole child and family: East as a community school” css=”.vc_custom_1643310888592{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ffast.wistia.net%2Fembed%2Fiframe%2Fc69lhbp27b||target:%20_blank|”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Along the journey to transform East High School, the notion of becoming a community school became increasingly central. Community schools address the needs, interests, and aspirations of the whole child. They are places where students, their families, community agencies, teachers, administrators and staff work together to provide support for all stakeholders. This video tells the story of how East has become a community school from the perspectives of East staff, administrators, students, parents, and UR faculty. Their reflections can inform other schools seeking to collaborate with the communities they serve.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”13322″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.aft.org\/ae\/winter2019-2020\/marsh”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Chronic absenteeism: What research tells us about poor attendance at school” css=”.vc_custom_1603217631471{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aft.org%2Fae%2Fwinter2019-2020%2Fmarsh|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Absenteeism links to low achievement in urban districts. And since urban schools comprise a higher percentage of students of color and students living with poverty, absenteeism can be understood as contributing to the achievement gap between students of color and their white counterparts. Thus, reducing absenteeism is a move to reduce inequity. Read more\u00a0here<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546535048244{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”11592″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/cues\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/HMH_EAST_LiteracySummit_Inv_91419.pdf”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”A commitment to inclusion at East: Developing a culture of change for students with disabilities” css=”.vc_custom_1646080939974{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Fnewsevents%2Fstory%2F2503%2Fa-commitment-inclusion-at-east|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Schools only become \u201cinclusive\u201d once the school culture changes. At East Upper & Lower Schools<\/a>, students with disabilities are starting to feel the change. Read entire article here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1700079475859{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”10562″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”For better schools, protect tenants” css=”.vc_custom_1603217719648{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.democratandchronicle.com%2Fstory%2Flocal%2Fcommunities%2Ftime-to-educate%2Fconversation%2F2019%2F05%2F10%2Fjoanne-larson-rochester-schools-protect-tenants-housing%2F1162455001%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1GVJKkgSaRzeS466MwD6A79AmC-jK-k7A4QeRX0hluoJCxjMEv9_CSTM8|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n CUES Associate Director of Research,\u00a0 Joanne Larson contributed a contributed a Speaking Out essay that published as part of the Democrat & Chronicle\u2019s <\/i>\u201cTime to Educate<\/a>\u201d campaign. Housing insecurity is often overlooked in the education debate, but it\u2019s key to understanding the challenges faced by parents and children in the Rochester City School District. Read the essay here<\/a>.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1700079457480{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”10332″ img_size=”full”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”The positive trajectory of the UR-East High partnership” css=”.vc_custom_1603217899573{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”|||”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n CUES Director,\u00a0 Shaun Nelms contributed a guest essay on the positive trajectory of the UR-East EPO Partnership published by the Rochester Beacon<\/i>. After years of low performance, East High School was designated a \u201cpersistently failing school\u201d by New York\u2019s commissioner of education. Having failed to achieve sufficient progress in the year following this designation, the Rochester City School District Board of Education was required to designate an independent receiver called an Educational Partnership Organization. In April 2014, the president of the board of education approached the University of Rochester about becoming East High\u2019s EPO. The university accepted the challenge and welcomed the first class of students in the fall of 2015.\u00a0Read the essay here<\/a>.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1700079451227{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”8186″ img_size=”300×200″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”All In at East Three-Year Progress Report” css=”.vc_custom_1603218128082{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Feast-epo-three-year-report-2019%2F|title:East%20EPO%20Three-Year%20Report%202019||”][vc_column_text]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. Report in English.<\/em><\/a>\u00a0Report in Spanish.<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1700079445597{margin-top: 25px !important;margin-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”2746″ img_size=”300×200″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1546534406716{margin-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”CUES receives $2.5 million gift from William and Sheila Konar Foundation” css=”.vc_custom_1644959837111{padding-top: -20px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Fnewsevents%2Fstory%2F2164%2F2-5-million-gift-from-william-sheila-konar-foundation-supports-urban-education-success|||”][vc_column_text]The Konar Foundation\u2019s 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<\/a><\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1763580693234{padding-bottom: 75px !important;background-color: #001e5f !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”ALL IN at East.” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23e4d66e”][vc_column_text]Step in for a look at the people, programs, and vision that are driving change at East High under the leadership of the University of Rochester – East High EPO.<\/span><\/p>\n As featured in the November\/December issue of the University’s Rochester Review<\/em> in 2017.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”See Rochester Review” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_background=”#00467f” outline_custom_hover_text=”#e4d66e” shape=”square” align=”center” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-graduation-cap” add_icon=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1551980920180{padding-top: 25px !important;}” link=”url:%2Fnews%2Feast-high%2F|||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/hmqSKpNbN5s” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1546529758437{margin-bottom: 25px !important;padding-top: -10px !important;padding-bottom: -10px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1541606280168{padding-top: -20px !important;padding-bottom: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Connecting Theory and Practice to Improve Urban Schools” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:36|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1546460777248{padding-top: -10px !important;padding-bottom: -10px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5246″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551980974157{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n We have a\u00a0deep commitment to research that is collaborative, participatory, and emancipatory. By researching alongside the East community, our goal is to produce more authentic and useful accounts of school change.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” shape=”square” align=”center” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fhome%2Fresearch%2F|||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5236″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Each year, CUES organizes a major symposium designed to showcase and support the work at East and engage the larger community in a conversation and professional learning opportunity to promote quality education in our cities and support the transformation of community schools.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” shape=”square” align=”center” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdev.rochester.edu%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fsymposia%2F|||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”5186″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1551981124068{padding-right: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n As a clearinghouse for research, we publish practitioner briefs that address particular topics, questions, and problems pertinent to urban education. We draw upon our network with other urban secondary schools to help understand how these schools are successfully addressing the challenges and questions they confront.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” shape=”square” align=”center” link=”url:%2Fwarner%2Fcues%2Fhome%2Fresearch%2Fpractitioner-briefs%2F|||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1763580680994{background-color: #ffd82b !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n CUES sat down with teachers, students, administrators,\u00a0and staff to talk about the lessons they\u2019re learning as they participate in this comprehensive project. 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\nEast High School \u2013 Auditorium<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nCUES Webinar Series, April 29, 2025<\/h4>\n
CUES Webinar Series, May 6, 2024<\/h4>\n
CUES presents insights gained from an overhaul of the East EPO curricula<\/h4>\n
CUES Webinar Series, May 17, 2022<\/h4>\n
Partnership extended through 2025 to build on improvements in student outcomes<\/h4>\n
How a research-practice partnership amplified marginalized voices<\/h4>\n
CUES leads effort in collaboration with county districts<\/h4>\n
Comprehensive Reform in an Innovative University\/School Partnership<\/h4>\n
CUES team shares research, programs, and impact with the university community<\/h4>\n
CUES collaborates with UR Medical Center to tell story of trauma intervention at East in Educational Leadership<\/em><\/h4>\n
Marsh and Nelms contribute to School Administrator<\/i><\/h4>\n
Marsh and Nelms write for Educational Leadership<\/em><\/h4>\n
New video released celebrates and documents East as a community school<\/h4>\n
Marsh publishes in American Educator<\/em><\/h4>\n
When ‘All’ means ‘All’: Two Warner centers partner to support students with disabilities at East<\/h4>\n
Larson contributes guest essay about housing insecurity and education in Democrat & Chronicle<\/em><\/h4>\n
Nelms writes essay published in Rochester Beacon<\/em><\/h4>\n
Research<\/h3>\n
Community Conversations<\/h3>\n
Practitioner Briefs<\/h3>\n
VIDEOS: Practices, Ideas and People Transforming East<\/span><\/h1>\n
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We are pleased to announce that Erin Anderson, PhD,<\/b> has been named the new William and Sheila Konar Director of the Center for Urban Education Success (CUES) and associate professor at the Warner School of Education & Human Development. Her appointment will officially begin on August 15.<\/p>\n
Anderson succeeds Shaun Nelms, \u201904W (MS), \u201913W (EdD), who served as the inaugural William and Sheila Konar Director of CUES since 2018 and was later appointed vice president for community partnerships at the University.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More About Anderson” style=”outline-custom” outline_custom_color=”#000000″ outline_custom_hover_background=”#ffffff” outline_custom_hover_text=”#000000″ shape=”square” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.warner.rochester.edu%2Fblog%2FErin-Anderson-named-director-of-CUES”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”21002″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/warner\/cues\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/CUES-Event-Flyer-FINAL-3.22.23.pdf”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Upcoming FREE Event” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231e73be” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n
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