Anticipating students’ needs with Cradles to Crayons
One of City Connects’ longstanding community partners is Cradles to Crayons, a nonprofit that collects new and nearly new clothes and distributes […]
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Media coverage of City Connects
City Connects is in the news. An article in EdSurge and a brief in Education Dive tell stories of how we get […]
The Weekly Connect 2/11/19
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! These are some […]
Jordan Lawson brings the statistical and the personal to City Connects
Jordan Lawson thought he was going to be a clinical psychologist. But after learning more about the field, he discovered psychometrics – […]
City Connects runs on relationships
In education, relationships matter. As Professor James Comer of Yale University’s Child Study Center said during a 1995 lecture, “No significant learning […]
A national conversation on integrated student support
In schools across the country, students face barriers that make it tough for them to thrive in school, to do well academically, […]
The Weekly Connect 11/12/18
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The Weekly Connect 10/8/18
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! These are some […]
Study reveals that City Connects leads to a lower high school dropout rate
We’re proud to announce that a Boston College research study on high school dropout rates has just been published by AERA […]
City Connects & August Scholars give students a summertime academic boost
“It used to take a whole lot of work on our end,” Justin Hajj says of finding the right students for August […]