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COSEBOC Director Walker Presents to Cities United Convening of Mayors

Friday, February 28, 2014: COSEBOC Executive Director Ron Walker is a featured workshop presenter at today’s Cities United conference in New Orleans.  This is the inaugural year of Cities United, a special convening of the National League of Cities with the theme of “Why We Can't Wait - A Convening for Mayors Committed to Eliminating Violence Related Deaths of African American Males.”  Walker was invited to lead a workshop for 20 Mayors and their aides on “Real Solutions to Building Culturally Competent Schools“.

COSEBOC is a national network of school leaders...

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Congratulations to the 2013 COSEBOC School Award winners!

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd annual COSEBOC School Awards:

Best Academy in Minneapolis, Minnesota 

Devonshire Elementary School in Charlotte, North Carolina 

Merrillville High School in Merrillville, Indiana

Salk Elementary School...

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New Website Announcement

Ron Walker, COSEBOC Executive Director

Greetings COSEBOC Friends and Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the launch of the new COSEBOC website www.coseboc.org. Over the past few months, our staff have been hard at work to make the website more informative, useful to practitioners, and easy to navigate. In the spirit of this holiday season, we hope that it serves...

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Webinar: From Rigid to Responsive

Announcement of Webinar: From Rigid to Responsive - Better Approaches to School Discipline 

Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 1:00pm - 2:30pm EST

Featuring: Jason Sinocruz, Staff Attorney for the Advancement Project and John Simmons, Executive Director of Student Services for the Denver Public Schools

In recent years, there has been significant debate about the unintended consequences of harsh discipline policies, and the disproportionate impact on students of color. School achievement is negatively affected by these rigid...

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Deadline for Submission of the School Awards application

This is a reminder that the deadline for submission of the COSEBOC School Awards application is Friday, November 16th.

Schools Administrators interested in these $10,000 grants must notify COSEBOC via email at SchoolAwards@coseboc.org to receive the personalized link required to access the application
form only available online. Guidelines and answers to Frequently Asked Questions are available on our website. 

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Save the Dates: the 7th Annual Gathering of Leaders

The 7th Annual Gathering of Leaders: Young, Gifted and Literate: Boys and Young Men of Color Prepared for the Future

Eventbrite - COSEBOC 7th Annual Gathering--Young, Gifted and Literate: Boys and Young Men of Color Prepared for the Future

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