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 […]
2011 MCAS Results Released
Today, the results of the 2011 statewide standardized tests, MCAS, were announced. You can see full results and search for scores among […]
Clap Innovation School in the News
Dorchester’s Roger Clap Innovation School, the first Innovation School in Boston Public Schools (BPS), has been in the news lately. A new […]
Poverty and Education Reform
The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss has an important piece on her blog, The Answer Sheet, today: “Public education’s biggest problem gets worse.” […]
City Connects Expands: Six Springfield, Mass., Schools to Implement Optimized Student Support Model
City Connects is expanding to six turnaround elementary/K-8 schools in Springfield, Mass., for the 2011-12 academic year. This marks City Connects’ first […]
Back-to-School by the Numbers
Over on the Washington Post Answer Sheet blog, Valerie Strauss has compiled a bunch of interesting data pertaining to back-to-school. A few […]