Finding reading resources that are just down the hall
When Joy Richmond-Smith looked at the data she collects on all her school’s students, she saw that some young children were struggling […]
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Tapping data and community partners to help English Language Learners
In Massachusetts and Minnesota, City Connects staff are helping schools meet the needs of English Language Learners (ELL). “In Salem, the predominant […]
Dreaming bigger with City Connects
“We love mentoring,” City Connects Coordinator Will Osier of Boston’s Josiah Quincy School says. That’s why every week on Wednesdays, 20 girls […]
The people behind our technology: Brian Ward and Kevin Lopez Mader
City Connects is well-known for its data-informed practice and use of technology to provide the right service to the right child at […]
Cold kids, warm hearts: the community steps up for children in need
It’s typical for City Connects Coordinators in colder cities like Springfield and Minneapolis to hold coat drives, often working with community partners, […]
City Connects helps tackle “The Great Divide”
Last fall, the Boston Globe told a tale of two students — Jada Pierre and Britney Mendez – that shows how harmful […]
City Connects launches in Chattanooga/Hamilton County
“We are getting services to kids faster and more intentionally than we were before,” Program Manager Jennifer Bronson says of how […]
How City Connects could improve the Nation’s Report Card
Across the country, there are student opportunity gaps that — the evidence shows — City Connects can help close. We were reminded […]
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The Sheridan Story gives Minnesota students food for the weekend
When City Connects Program Manager Laurie Acker meets with the coordinators she supervises in Minnesota, she routinely asks them a question: “What […]