Speaker Slides from the Optimized Student Support Conference
As promised, we are sharing the slides that our speakers presented on Nov. 5 at the Optimized Student Support: Best Practices for […]
Improving Mothers Literary Skills May Boost Achievement of Children
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health reports that a mother’s reading skill is the greatest determinant of her […]
New Study Shows Achievement Gap Persists
A study released yesterday from the Council of the Great City Schools, an organization representing 66 of the nation’s large urban public […]
Optimized Student Support Conference Wrap-Up
The City Connects conference, Optimized Student Support: Best Practices for Schools & Community Agencies, drew representatives from 22 school districts, 5 government […]
City Connects Debuts New Site
Today, we are excited to unveil our brand-new, totally redesigned website at http://www.CityConnects.org! The new site packs in more information about our […]
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 […]