Urban schools are vitially important for ensuring the strength of our overall economy as well as the growth of democracy says Michael Casserly, former executive director and current senior consultant of the Council of Great City Schools, on this week's podcast.

On this episode, Casserly discusses his new book - The Enduring Promise of America's Great City Schools (Forward by Arne Duncan) - and how we can ensure that the urban schools we manage today are high quality learning centers for all.

We are joined on this episode by Tracey Quarles, principal of elementary school P.S. 150 in Brooklyn, New York, who also shares how she took her school off of receivership and turned it into a learning space where all students thrive.

Both guests offer wonderful tips to urban school leaders (really, any school leader) on how to develop the processes and systems that ensure student academic and social growth.

Michael Casserly LinkedIn Profile

The Enduring Promise of America's Great City Schools Book

Tracey Quarles LinkedIn Profile

PS 150 Website

I Am Principal Today Book

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