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Texas Urban Council Districts Continue to Accelerate Growth on End-of-Course STAAR Assessments Across Texas
Texas Urban Council (TUC) districts continued to accelerate student achievement on End-of-Course (EOC) assessments in 2026, with every district posting gains in the percentage of students meeting grade level standards across all
Texas Urban Council 2025 Annual Report Highlights Shared Accountability and Student Progress Across Texas
The Texas Urban Council (TUC) has released its first-ever 2025 Annual Report, highlighting how collaboration, transparency, and shared accountability among Texas’ largest urban school districts are helping drive measurable improvements
The Texas Urban Council Elects New Leadership
The Texas Urban Council brings together superintendents from our state’s largest school districts to “to transform educational practices and improve student outcomes through collaborative innovation and strategic advocacy.” Reaching this
Innovative Single-Gender Model Drives Achievement Across Urban School Systems
Last month, Texas Urban Council member district Alief ISD announced the creation of The Young Women’s Leadership School, an all-girls college preparatory school serving students in grades 6 through 12,
The results are in- Texas’ urban districts really are winning
Last month, Michael Casserly with the Council for the Great City Schools penned an op-ed for the Dallas Morning News with an unmistakable headline: “Urban schools are winning.” In the
How Aldine ISD Strengthened Early Academic Foundations
In 2021, the Texas Urban Council established collective goals for its member school systems. One of these goals is to increase “the average percentage of students within TUC districts meeting