Happy Thanksgiving!
This holiday season, we are exceptionally grateful for all the work our City Connects staff, schools, and community partners are doing to […]
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Job satisfaction for City Connects Coordinators – a research study
What’s it like for City Connects Coordinators who work in high-poverty communities and help students succeed? A new research study – “Experiences […]
Desks meet the remote learning needs of Springfield’s students
In the past, Stephanie Sanabria, a City Connects Coordinator in Springfield, Mass., had been known as the Bed Lady because she […]
The pandemic and racial inequity: City Connects in Salem
In Salem, Mass., coping with COVID-19 and building greater racial […]
Educating educators in the middle of a pandemic
“Had there not been a pandemic, would we have experimented with things that felt innovative? I don’t know,” Rebecca Lebowitz says of […]
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 […]
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 […]