What’s Next for Coordinated School Health?
There is a must-read post on ASCD‘s Whole Child Blog today, “What’s Next for Coordinated School Health? Moving from Rhetoric to Sustainable […]
Massachusetts Among Top States Distributing Education Funding Fairly, Study Says
To determine if school funding reaches the students who need it the most, a new study from the Education Law Center, “Is […]
Registration Now Open for City Connects Conference on Optimized Student Support
Registration is now open for City Connects’ first-ever conference, Optimized Student Support: Best Practices for Schools & Community Agencies, held at Boston […]
Third-graders Embrace Healthy Lifestyle with “Chop Chop” Magazine
This month, with the support of the New Balance Foundation, City Connects site coordinators distributed the health-focused kids’ magazine “Chop Chop” to […]
City Connects Highly Rated Among i3 Proposals
The U.S. Department of Education announced the applicants for the “Investing in Innovation,” or i3, grants who achieved high ratings but were […]
City Connects Executive Director Featured on EdReformer
Dr. Mary Walsh, City Connects’ executive director and the Kearns Professor of Urban Education & Innovative Leadership at the Lynch School of […]
Eliot School on the Today Show
The pre-k program at Boston’s Eliot K-8 School, a City Connects school, was featured on the Today Show this morning during their […]
Meta-analysis Shows Giving Children Books Improves Reading
In a meta-analysis of 11,000 reports and 108 studies, a new report commissioned by Reading is Fundamental concludes that children’s book lending […]
Boston Public Schools “Acceleration Agenda Dashboard” Unveiled
In a move to make more data available about the progress of Boston Public Schools, the district has unveiled an”Acceleration Agenda Dashboard.” […]
Three Massachusetts Groups Awarded “Promise Neighborhood” Planning Grants
The U.S. Department of Education yesterday awarded 21 “Promise Neighborhood” planning grants to nonprofit organizations and universities across the country, three of […]