City Connects Coordinators have a big job. They bring educators, school leaders, support staff, students, families, and community organizations together around a […]
Enrollment in traditional public schools has been declining for almost a decade, spurred on by declining birth rates and an increase in […]
This week City Connects released its biennial Progress Report, highlighting its continued impact on students and families across the United States and […]
It’s often the teachers who notice first. A third-grader wearing the same clothing day after day who struggles to make friends. A […]
As snow continues to pile up in the Northeast, City Connects Coordinators are teaming up with community organizations to make sure students […]
This week, as we observe National School Counseling Week, City Connects is proud to join the nationwide celebration of the dedicated professionals […]
As a survey researcher for Boston College’s Center for Thriving Children, Nan Yang finds great joy in seeing the positive impact her […]
As 2025 comes to a close, we are reflecting on accomplishments and the good work of City Connects and the Mary E. […]
Opportunities matter. There’s a powerful link between access to opportunities in childhood—like high-quality child care, excellent classroom instruction, and structured after-school activities—and […]
Ensuring that every child in a City Connects school is seen and known means going deeper than their academic performance. It means […]
