City Connects at the Council of the Great City Schools Meeting
On Friday, City Connects executive director Mary Walsh and director of new practice Patrice DiNatale will be presenting at the Council of […]
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Video: “Lending a hand to refugees in America”
This video, which aired on CBS Sunday Morning, shows how out-of-school factors impact a particular population: refugee families. The story is about […]
City Connects in the Dorchester Reporter
Check out today’s Dorchester Reporter for a story about a “school on the move,” the Dever–McCormack. Principal Mike Sabin said of City […]
New White Papers on “Achievable and Affordable” Education
The Campaign for Educational Equity, based at Columbia University’s Teachers College, issued five very interesting white papers about student support and the […]
New Report Details 40% of US Children Living in Low-earning Families
More news about how the economy is affecting children and families: the Foundation for Child Development‘s new report, Living on the Edge: […]
MCAS Scores and the Achievement Gap
The 2011 MCAS scores were released last week (check out our roundup of the news). The Boston Globe published its own review […]
2011 MCAS Results Released
Today, the results of the 2011 statewide standardized tests, MCAS, were announced. You can see full results and search for scores among […]
Clap Innovation School in the News
Dorchester’s Roger Clap Innovation School, the first Innovation School in Boston Public Schools (BPS), has been in the news lately. A new […]
Poverty and Education Reform
The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss has an important piece on her blog, The Answer Sheet, today: “Public education’s biggest problem gets worse.” […]
City Connects Expands: Six Springfield, Mass., Schools to Implement Optimized Student Support Model
City Connects is expanding to six turnaround elementary/K-8 schools in Springfield, Mass., for the 2011-12 academic year. This marks City Connects’ first […]