City Connects’ Partner ReadBoston Featured
In a recent story on elementary school students’ reading achievement, “Making Sure Mass. 3rd Graders are Strong Readers,” WBUR interviewed the founder […]
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Effective Strategies to Alleviate Childhood Hunger Described in New Report
A new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the Sodexo Foundation takes an in-depth look at efforts to curb childhood […]
Third-graders Embrace Healthy Lifestyle with “Chop Chop” Magazine
This month, with the support of the New Balance Foundation, City Connects site coordinators distributed the health-focused kids’ magazine “Chop Chop” to […]
Three Massachusetts Groups Awarded “Promise Neighborhood” Planning Grants
The U.S. Department of Education yesterday awarded 21 “Promise Neighborhood” planning grants to nonprofit organizations and universities across the country, three of […]
Back-to-School News
Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Dr. Carol R. Johnson was featured in two interesting WBUR radio stories focused on the opening of […]
The Best & Worst Cities for School Reform in the US
A new study by Rick Hess, director of education studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and colleagues identifies nine cities in the […]
The Achievement Gap and Graduation Rates
Less than half of black males–47%–graduated from high school in the 2007-08 academic year, according to “Yes We Can: The 2010 Schott […]
Survey Illuminates Crime, Bullying in Schools
The National Center for Education Statistics released a report, Student Victimization in U.S. Schools: Results From the 2007 School Crime Supplement to […]
The Economic Benefits of Reducing Dropout Rates
The Alliance for Excellent Education released a study estimating the benefits of reducing the dropout rate among students of color in the […]
Boston Globe Coverage of Secretary Duncan’s Visit
The Boston Globe spent the day with Education Secretary Arne Duncan as he made several stops around the city–read their account of […]