Working with community partners to prepare for summer success
Last month in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area, when the temperature was only in the upper 40s, City Connects Program Manager Laurie Acker […]
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Connecting a Family Resource Center to the Salem community
Last year, when Pathways Family Resource Center opened its second space in Salem, Mass., some of the first visitors to arrive were City […]
Making a difference from Dublin, Ireland to Springfield, Massachusetts
Last week, we proudly welcomed the principals of the 10 City Connects schools in Dublin, Ireland, to meet with our staff at […]
A City Connects Coordinator teaches yoga
When Tatiana Peña became a young mom, she struggled with anxiety. One thing that helped her was yoga. Today, Peña is a City […]
A toolkit to empower policymakers to use research and practice
Policymakers do the critical work of creating the context – the rules, budgets, and priorities – that schools and districts work within. […]
Poughkeepsie is using a federal grant to expand student support
Thanks to a federal grant, the Poughkeepsie, N.Y., school district is expanding integrated student support and implementing City Connects in five of […]
A focus on health
This year, as schools navigate what’s left of the pandemic, City Connects Coordinators are placing a special focus on health — one […]
Why communities are expanding City Connects
Since launching in Boston in 2001, City Connects has expanded to communities across the country and across the Atlantic Ocean in Dublin, […]
Springfield’s Superintendent talks about City Connects
Daniel J. Warwick grew up in Springfield, Mass. He was an educator in Springfield’s schools. And he had the sense that something […]
“A Nation At Risk at 40” highlights City Connects
In 1983, the U.S. Department of Education released a report — A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Education Reform — which […]