Toledo Public Schools superintendent Dr. Romules Durant received the 2024 Urban Educator of the Year award from The Council of the Great City Schools.
Dr. Durant received the award at their 68th Annual Fall Conference in Dallas, Texas. He was chosen among the five finalists representing the “country’s 78 largest urban public school systems,” according to a press release from TPS.
“Romules Durant has been a transformational leader and a tireless advocate for students in Toledo Public Schools to become college and career ready graduates,” said Council Executive Director Ray Hart in a press release. “His passion for excellence in his 11 years of steady leadership has shown all of us in urban education what is possible. Our sincere congratulations to Romules and Toledo!”
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The award also includes a $10,000 college scholarship, which Dr. Durant received to present to a TPS student.
The 2024 Urban Educator of the Year award is sponsored by both The Council of the Great City Schools as well as Scholastic, presented each year in memory of Richard R. Green, the first African American chancellor of the New York City school system and Edward Garner, businessman who served on the Denver school board.
For more information, visit tps.org/discover_tps/news/urban_educator_of_the_year.
