July 18, 2024CityConnects, Education, Health & Wellness, Ireland, Massachusetts, Springfield Public Schools From the archives: principals share their perspectives on City Connects While the blog goes on summer vacation, we’ll spend the coming weeks sharing past blog posts about how City Connects helps students […]
July 11, 2024City Connects in Catholic Schools, CityConnects, Education From the archives: closing opportunity gaps and providing enrichment While the blog goes on summer vacation, we’ll spend the next weeks sharing past blog posts about how City Connects helps students […]
June 6, 2024CityConnects, Education Addressing chronic absenteeism in Indianapolis Last month, City Connects Coordinator Omega Robinson was featured in a Mirror Indy news article because of her work addressing chronic absenteeism […]
May 30, 2024Boston College, CityConnects, Education, Ireland Launching the National Centre for City Connects Ireland We’re excited to announce that today is the official launch date of the National Centre for City Connects Ireland (NCCCI), which will […]
May 23, 2024January 7, 2026Anchor, CityConnects, Education, Massachusetts, Springfield Public Schools Sharing good news from Salem and Springfield Since the pandemic, Massachusetts has experienced one of the widest academic achievement gaps between “poor and non-poor” students of any state studied […]
May 16, 2024CityConnects, Health & Wellness Overemphasizing mental health or building resiliency? Mary Walsh, Executive Director of City Connects, had a letter to the editor published that responds to the op-ed, calling for a […]
May 10, 2024CityConnects, Education Promoting equity and opportunity Equity and opportunity have always been a key focus of City Connects. And over the years, we’ve learned more about how to increase equity […]
May 2, 2024CityConnects, Health & Wellness, Nonprofit/Community Agencies Mental Health and Integrated Student Support In 2021, well into the pandemic, an alarm rang. The American Academy of Pediatrics declared a national emergency in child and adolescent […]
April 25, 2024Boston College, CityConnects, Education A webinar explores how to help children thrive Earlier this month, the Mary E. Walsh Center for Thriving Children, the home of City Connects, hosted a webinar called “Helping Children Thrive […]