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Title: Council of the Great City Schools
URL: http://www.cgcs.org/
Description: The Council of the Great City Schools is a coalition of 64 of the nation's largest urban public school systems. It works to promote urban education through legislation, research, media relations, instruction, management, and technology. This is also the place to read the online magazine "The Urban Educator."

Title: Institute for Urban and Minority Education
URL: http://iume.tc.columbia.edu/links.asp#001
Description: A great list of sites for everything to do with urban education. Put together by Teachers College, Columbia University.

Title: National Institute for Urban School Improvement
URL: http://www.inclusiveschools.org/
Description: The aim of this site is inclusiveness. Leadership and special education are two areas of focus. A good place to browse is the library. This site was developed by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs.

Title: Penn GSE: Perspectives on Urban Education
URL: http://www.urbanedjournal.org/
Description: This journal-style website is focused on Philadelphia. Its mission is to promote dialog between different parties involved in urban education. It has a professional feel.

Title: Voices in Urban Education
URL: http://www.annenberginstitute.org/VUE/index.php
Description: VUE (Voices of Urban Education) published by Brown University's Annenburg Institute. Articles and excerpts in pdf and html form are available for online reading and download.

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