City Connects profiled on WGBH
The impact of City Connects on students’ achievement and life chances has long been evident to researchers and education professionals. And the […]
Category: Education
Report: Schools, Partners Must Do More to Address External Barriers to Academic Success
Today, WBUR’s education blog Learning Lab took a closer look at the Rennie Center’s “Condition of Education in the Commonwealth” report and policy recommendations. The story, […]
City Connects Highlighted as Promising Model for Reform in New Report
The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy has highlighted City Connects as a promising example of how to serve students effectively in the […]
Attendance Awareness Month: Why school attendance matters
September has been dubbed “Attendance Awareness Month” by Attendance Works, whose recent report, “Absences Add Up: How School Attendance Influences Student Success” […]
New Report Details Positive Outcomes for City Connects Students, Schools
Fifteen years ago, a small team of school, university, and community partners began working on creating the system of student support that […]
City Connects’ Executive Director Authors Paper on School–University Partnerships
City Connects Executive Director Mary E. Walsh recently authored a paper, “School–University Partnerships: Reflections and Opportunities,” in an issue of the Peabody […]
Support All Students to Close the Achievement Gap
Over on ASCD‘s “The Whole Child” blog, City Connects Executive Director Mary Walsh has a guest blog post about how schools can […]
One in five schools considered high-poverty
The latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics’ “The Condition of Education 2013” report, released in May, shows that one […]
Excellence in School Wellness Awards to 4 City Connects Boston Schools
Last month, Boston Public Schools (BPS) bestowed Excellence in School Wellness Awards to 13 schools, four of which were City Connects schools. […]
Boston Moves for Health challenges Boston Public Schools to increase student physical activity
Last week, Boston’s Mayor Thomas Menino announced several exciting developments that will improve student health and wellness in Boston Public Schools (BPS). […]