The Center for Cities & Schools bridges the fields of city planning, community development, and education to re-imagine and re-create policies and practices that support the whole life of a learner. We do so through education, research, and collaborative practice on the following topics:
Each area of work explores two interrelated questions:
- How can neighborhoods, cities, and regions promote high quality public education?
- How can public education promote healthy, vibrant neighborhoods, cities, and regions?
Schools cannot be the sole institution responsible for preparing future generations to be active, engaged, and healthy citizens. The lives of young people are shaped by their housing, health care, employment opportunities, and safety on the streets. To address the impact these urban realities have on student achievement, educational policy makers and schools need the support of other agencies and communities.
The Center for Cities and Schools was launched in 2004 and is housed at the University of California, Berkeley's Institute of Urban and Regional Development.
Center for Cities & Schools
Institute of Urban & Regional Development
University of California, Berkeley
316 Wurster Hall #1870
Berkeley, CA 94720-1870
510-642-1628
CC&S is one of nine member organizations in Building Educational Success Together (BEST), a Ford Foundation funded national community of practice.