Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving from City Connects! We are grateful for all of our partners who work with us in Boston and Springfield to […]
How Housing Insecurity Impacts Children
The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is running a series of commentaries in November and December exploring the relationship between housing and […]
Massachusetts Governor Hosts Education Summit
This morning, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick hosted Education Summit 2011: Closing the Achievement Gap. Joined by Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville […]
Census Bureau Releases Experimental, Revised Poverty Calculation
For the first time in 40 years, the Census Bureau has today released new experimental poverty measures to supplement the official poverty […]
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 […]
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 […]