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Coaching Specialist Jim Knight to Present at Forum for Innovative Leadership
The National Urban Education Center has announced that Dr. Jim Knight, a leading expert in Educational and Professional Coaching from the Kansas University Center for Research on Learning, will be presenting at the 2012 Forum for Innovative Leadership in Memphis. read more »
George Alvord Named New Chair of NUEC Advisory Board
Foodservice executive George Alvord has been named the new Chair of the Advisory Board of the National Urban Education Center. Alvord is Chairman and CEO of Lenny Sub Shops, a fast-growing quick-service restaurant chain with more than 150 locations in 20 states, and previously served as CEO of Dobbs International, the multi-billion-dollar global leader in airline catering. read more »
Tennessee Department of Education Grant Provides $2 Million
The center - along with Memphis City Schools - is excited to announce the approval of $4 million in funding from the Tennessee Department of Education's Teacher & Principal Residency Competitive Grant. read more »
BOARD SPOTLIGHT: Dr. Beverly Cross
National Urban Education Center Advisory Board member Dr. Beverly Cross is nationally recognized for her record of teaching, research, scholarship, and service in urban education. She has conducted research in the areas of teacher diversity, urban education, multicultural and anti-racist education, and curriculum theory, and she has written frequently on urban education, particularly issues of ... read more »
National Urban Education Center's Leader|Share Conference Attracts Nation's Best
Beginning Thursday, September 9, 2010, Memphis City Schools will host the nation's premiere K-12 public education reform think tank - Leader|Share. Education leaders from 20 school systems across the nation will convene in Memphis for three days at the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis. read more »
National Urban Education Center Taking Flight
The Memphis Business Journal reports that the Urban Education Center is growing into a viable destination for people training to become principals and administrators in school systems. read more »
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