In this keynote address, the author shared a case study of an inner‐city girls’ school in Chicago. She discussed the school and community initiatives established to ensure academic, social, and emotional success. With their new model of assessment and academic supports, the school boasts a 100 percent graduation rate.

The School of Education, University of the West Indies, Mona, in collaboration with Operation Save Jamaica, hosted a two-day symposium, “Changing the Landscape of Education within Urban Schools and Communities” in Kingston, Jamaica on October 31 and November 1, 2013. The goals of the symposium were to expose educators to the rugged terrain that many children from inner-city communities encounter and also to facilitate discussions among the participants about some of the challenges and solutions to the critical issues raised by our presenters. Approximately 120 persons attended.