Out-of-School Factors In the News
Central to our philosophy at City Connects is that the out-of-school factors affecting students have a great impact on their ability to […]
Making an A+ Teacher
Boston’s NPR station, WBUR, has launched a week-long series, “Making an A+ Teacher,” which aims to examine the factors that make a […]
Community Partner Breakfast: A Focus on Health & Wellness
Today, City Connects hosted our annual spring gathering of community partners. The meeting, “Creating Dynamic School Partnerships to Increase the Health and […]
Boston Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science
Congratulations are in order for Wai Chin Ng, a 5th grade teacher at Josiah Quincy Elementary School, who is one of 85 […]
“Getting In” Series Continues
The Boston Globe ran another installment in its “Getting In” series about the Boston Public Schools’ lottery, this time concentrating on two […]
City Connects in District Administration Magazine
The City Connects approach to student support was written up this week in District Administration magazine. From the article: Boston Public Schools […]
Bullying and the School Nurse
As a follow-up to yesterday’s post, which discussed the link between family violence and bullying, a new paper in the journal Pediatrics […]
New Report Shows Relationship Between Family Violence & Bullying in Massachusetts Schools
Bullying and family violence may be related, according to a new report conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]
New Study Shows Reading Level in Grade 3 Crucial to Future Success
From the American Educational Research Association (AERA) convention in New Orleans: A new study by Hunter College’s Donald Hernandez shows third grade […]
Globe Continues Series on Boston Public Schools’ Lottery
The Boston Globe has published the second article in its “Getting In” series about the Boston Public Schools’ lottery, “Relief, dismay, even […]