Excellence in School Wellness Awards to 4 City Connects Boston Schools
Last month, Boston Public Schools (BPS) bestowed Excellence in School Wellness Awards to 13 schools, four of which were City Connects schools. […]
Happy Holidays from City Connects!
Happy holidays from the City Connects team! As you can see from our Year in Review posts for Boston, Ohio, and Springfield […]
City Connects Year in Review: Springfield, MA
2012 marked the second year of City Connects implementation in Springfield (MA) Public Schools. The engagement began in five of Springfield’s turnaround […]
City Connects Year in Review: Ohio
With the support of the Mathile Family Foundation, City Connects has been working with two Catholic schools in Dayton, Ohio: Our Lady […]
City Connects Year in Review: Boston
This week on the blog we’ll be looking at the year in review across our 45 sites in three geographic areas: Boston […]
The impact of poverty and out-of-school factors in the news
Central to City Connects’ work is the belief that addressing the “out-of-school” factors impacting students helps them come to school ready to […]
City Connects featured in Education Week blog
We are delighted that our work was written about on Education Week‘s “Public Engagement & Education Reform” blog today! You can read […]
Boston Moves for Health challenges Boston Public Schools to increase student physical activity
Last week, Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino announced several exciting developments that will improve student health and wellness in Boston Public Schools (BPS). […]
City Connects school gets new library
Last week, the Trotter Elementary, a City Connects school in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, unveiled a new library. Built with funds from Target […]
It’s National Health Education Week!
The week of Oct. 15-19 is National Health Education Week (NHEW), presented by the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE). This year’s […]