Reading at Home Increases School Readiness
Reading books with parents is an example of “home learning,” which a new paper shows can improve low-income children’s readiness for school. […]
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Social Factors and Mortality Rates
A paper published in the American Journal of Public Health shows that the number of deaths attributable to social factors in the […]
More “Getting In” Series Installments
The Boston Globe ran two articles over the weekend in its “Getting In” series about the Boston Public Schools’ lottery. The first, […]
The Freedom to Learn: Sam Chaltain TED Talk
Another TED talk worth watching: Sam Chaltain is a DC-based writer, educator, and organizational change consultant. He works with schools, school districts, […]
Community Partners Health & Wellness Breakfast: Video Posted
Over on our YouTube channel, we’ve posted video of the speakers’ presentations from our May 11 community breakfast, where the topic was […]
City Connects in Education Week’s ‘Futures of School Reform’ blog
As we wrote about earlier this week, Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville has been writing this week about the importance of […]
Out-of-School Factors In the News
Central to our philosophy at City Connects is that the out-of-school factors affecting students have a great impact on their ability to […]
Making an A+ Teacher
Boston’s NPR station, WBUR, has launched a week-long series, “Making an A+ Teacher,” which aims to examine the factors that make a […]
Boston Teacher Wins Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science
Congratulations are in order for Wai Chin Ng, a 5th grade teacher at Josiah Quincy Elementary School, who is one of 85 […]
“Getting In” Series Continues
The Boston Globe ran another installment in its “Getting In” series about the Boston Public Schools’ lottery, this time concentrating on two […]