Yan Leigh: the new Director of Research and Evaluation
We’re excited to welcome Yan Leigh to the Center for Optimized Student Support, the home of City Connects, here at Boston College’s […]
Category: CityConnects
How City Connects Coordinators are working through the pandemic
Whether their schools are open for in-person learning or open for virtual learning, City Connects Coordinators are working to get the right […]
Welcoming our new graduate assistants
Every year at City Connects, we are excited to welcome a new cohort of graduate assistants. The GAs, as we call them, […]
New courses on providing integrated student support during a pandemic
The pandemic has underscored what we’ve always known at City Connects: The best way to help children is to be systematic and […]
A City Connects Progress Report
Years from now, people may fall into the habit of asking each other: What were you doing right before the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Back to school: what we’ve learned, how we’re moving forward
It’s September and going back to school – in-person or on Zoom – is an obstacle course of trying to keep students […]
Happy Fourth of July!
Enjoy the holiday weekend! And have a great summer! The blog will be back in September.
Discussing the impact of COVID-19 on the Gateways Cities podcast
COVID-19 has hit students, families, and schools hard. But City Connects is working hard to keep students connected to education and supportive […]
Award-winning schools are changing the odds in Minneapolis
And the 2019 Changing-the-Odds Award goes to… … two City Connects schools in Minneapolis: the Ascension School and St. Helena Catholic School. […]
Managing trauma so students can succeed
Students at the JPS Success Academy have the great opportunity to learn how to practice yoga with local teacher Kristina Benson! Such […]