Revised Census Numbers Show More Americans Living in Poverty
According to Census data released this past September, 1 in 6 Americans (43.6 million people) were living in poverty. However, the Census […]
Happy Holidays from City Connects
Season’s greetings from the City Connects team! 2010 has been quite a year for City Connects; we expanded into Boston turnaround elementary […]
Survey Shows Adults Blame Parents for Public School Problems
According to a poll conducted by the Associated Press and Stanford University, adults think that parents and state education officials deserve the […]
Boston Globe Editorializes about City Connects
On Saturday, the Boston Globe ran an editorial in support of City Connects: Students can achieve more when they come to school […]
Effective Strategies to Alleviate Childhood Hunger Described in New Report
A new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Sodexo Foundation takes an in-depth look at efforts to curb childhood […]
Report Shows Relationship Between Child Neglect, Poverty, and Struggling Caregivers
An issue brief published by the Carsey Institute at the University of New Hampshire, “Hard Times Made Harder: Struggling Caregivers and Child […]
Report Details Decrease in “Dropout Factory” High Schools
The America’s Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and advocacy groups founded by General Colin Powell working […]
City Connects in the Boston College Chronicle
Read about City Connects and our recent conference on Optimized Student Support in the most recent issue of The Boston College Chronicle: […]
Study Shows School Lunch Programs May Help Break Poverty Cycle
A new study published online in the journal Pediatrics found that food insecurity is associated with poor academic achievement in adolescents. However, […]
City Connects in the Boston Globe
City Connects was featured in today’s Boston Globe–read the full story here: Hub Student Social Services Group Girds for a New Task: […]