Massachusetts Among Top States Distributing Education Funding Fairly, Study Says
To determine if school funding reaches the students who need it the most, a new study from the Education Law Center, “Is […]
Category: Education
Registration Now Open for City Connects Conference on Optimized Student Support
Registration is now open for City Connects’ first-ever conference, Optimized Student Support: Best Practices for Schools & Community Agencies, held at Boston […]
City Connects Highly Rated Among i3 Proposals
The U.S. Department of Education announced the applicants for the “Investing in Innovation,” or i3, grants who achieved high ratings but were […]
Eliot School on the Today Show
The pre-k program at Boston’s Eliot K-8 School, a City Connects school, was featured on the Today Show this morning during their […]
Meta-analysis Shows Giving Children Books Improves Reading
In a meta-analysis of 11,000 reports and 108 studies, a new report commissioned by Reading is Fundamental concludes that children’s book lending […]
Boston Public Schools “Acceleration Agenda Dashboard” Unveiled
In a move to make more data available about the progress of Boston Public Schools, the district has unveiled an”Acceleration Agenda Dashboard.” […]
Three Massachusetts Groups Awarded “Promise Neighborhood” Planning Grants
The U.S. Department of Education yesterday awarded 21 “Promise Neighborhood” planning grants to nonprofit organizations and universities across the country, three of […]
2010 Statewide Test Scores Released
Yesterday, Governor Patrick released the 2010 school and district MCAS results and congratulated 187 newly-named “Commendation Schools” for their progress in closing […]
Back-to-School News
Superintendent of Boston Public Schools Dr. Carol R. Johnson was featured in two interesting WBUR radio stories focused on the opening of […]
The Best & Worst Cities for School Reform in the US
A new study by Rick Hess, director of education studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and colleagues identifies nine cities in the […]