June 15, 2017Boston College, CityConnects, Education New research on lowering high school dropout rates To protect students from the risk of dropping out of high school, start by helping them when they are in elementary school. […]
June 8, 2017CityConnects, Education City Connects goes to college – in Ohio We know City Connects works in elementary schools where our coordinators are in the school buildings working closely with students, families, teachers, […]
May 25, 2017CityConnects, Education, Health & Wellness Finding mental health care providers for children Most of the time, City Connects coordinators find the resources needed for each of their schools’ students. But sometimes, even in cities […]
May 18, 2017CityConnects, Education City Connects in Springfield: results and the importance of integrated student supports We’re excited to share a new article in CommonWealth magazine that tells the story of how Springfield is using City Connects to […]
May 11, 2017CityConnects, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit/Community Agencies, Springfield Public Schools The power of existing community resources At City Connects, our coordinators implement our innovative model: a system that brings the right services to the right child at the […]
May 4, 2017CityConnects, Education Student Success Includes Enrichment At City Connects, we bring the right services to the right child at the right time. A crucial step in this process […]
April 27, 2017City Connects in Catholic Schools, CityConnects, Education City Connects in Early Education Settings Adapting City Connects for preschool classrooms took careful thought. “We had to ask how we could be true to our framework and […]
April 20, 2017CityConnects, Education City Connects and its Impact on Teachers We know that City Connects helps students, but recently published research also looks at its impact on teachers — and on how […]
April 13, 2017Boston College, CityConnects, Education How City Connects Keeps Learning City Connects is constantly learning. We learn from the experiences of our City Connects coordinators and the national array of schools and […]
April 6, 2017Boston College, CityConnects, Education Seven Things We Know from the Developmental Sciences Because science tells us more and more about how children’s brains work, we’ve gotten better at providing children with the services and […]