The Economic Benefits of Reducing Dropout Rates
The Alliance for Excellent Education released a study estimating the benefits of reducing the dropout rate among students of color in the […]
Author: City Connects
More Boston Students Not Fluent in English, New Data Shows
The Boston Globe reported today that the number of students in Boston Public Schools who are not fluent in English–called English-language learners, […]
Part 2: City Connects on Public School Insights
As a follow up to his recent interview with City Connects’ Executive Director Mary Walsh and Director of Practice Pat DiNatale, Claus […]
Summer Break Begins for Boston
Boston Public Schools have wrapped up the 2009-10 academic year and students are on their way to enjoying the summer. In an […]
TED Talk: Radical Innovation in Education
Charles Leadbeater, a researcher from the London thank tank Demos, delivers an interesting global perspective on the need for radical innovation in […]
Quincy & Mission Hill Schools Win National Healthy School Awards
The Josiah Quincy Elementary School and the Mission Hill K-8 School have just been named recipients of bronze level National Recognition Awards […]
Public Education Network Newsblast on CCNX
City Connects was featured in today’s Public Education Network Newsblast: “In a profile of the Boston program City Connects on his Public […]
City Connects Featured on Public School Insights
City Connects’ Mary Walsh, Executive Director, and Pat DiNatale, Director of Practice, were interviewed about the CCNX model of student support over […]
Mass in Motion grants $85,000 to Boston & Brockton
The Mass in Motion campaign, sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), this week awarded $25,000 in wellness grants to […]
Youth Summit in the Allston-Brighton TAB
The Allston-Brighton Task Force on Substance Abuse Youth Summit, held on June 3 at Boston College, was recently featured on the front […]