Confidence, competence, and care: building social-emotional skills in Minneapolis
When C.J. McGowan became the City Connects Coordinator at Ascension Catholic School, she saw students who had many needs — and also […]
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Leaping over language barriers at the Kenny School
“We’ve been talking a lot about how our parent council is great, but not reflective of our school population,” Danielle Morrissey says. […]
A new research agenda: Integrated Student Support
City Connects makes connections. We connect students and their families to tailored sets of resources. We connect schools to an array of […]
Community partners: Strong Women, Strong Girls
City Connects works with community partners to provide a wide array of services. Often this means helping students get necessities such as […]
School Climate: a Q&A with Boston College’s Anastasia Raczek
School climate is making headlines – and peaking the interest of researchers and policymakers. So earlier this month, we caught up […]
Sharing what we’re learning: How we can help immigrant students succeed
At City Connects, we always share what we’re learning. It’s a vital way to promote student success. Last month, Eric Dearing participated […]
City Connects is recognized for its impact
We are happy to announce that Results for America, a national nonprofit, has added Mary Walsh and City Connects to its Moneyball […]
City Connects’ Community Partner Breakfast
“Finally, finally, finally, the whole child is back on the agenda and that’s very, very exciting for all of us in this […]
Continuous improvement at City Connects
“We’ve been doing continuous improvement work for one and a half years,” Jessica Petrie explains. Petrie is the Continuous Improvement Specialist at […]
Johns Hopkins University looks at City Connects
Last month the Johns Hopkins’ Institute for Education Policy hosted a conversation in Baltimore on “A Holistic Approach to Student Needs: Community […]