The Council of the Great City Schools: After 60 Years, Advocacy Group Takes Stock

by Education Week Video

Michael Casserly is the executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, the Washington-based advocacy organization that represents the interests of some of the nation's largest urban school systems. Casserly sat down with Education Week reporter Denisa R. Superville to talk about why he has stayed with the council for nearly 40 years, the organization's deep imprint on some of the most important federal K-12 policies and programs, how public schooling in urban districts has evolved, and the promising progress he sees in the big-city districts. Reporter: Denisa R. Superville Videographers: Erin Irwin and Swikar Patel Editor: Deanna Del Ciello