Year in review: City Connects by the numbers, 2013-14
As we prepare for the opening of school, we would like to take a moment and reflect on the accomplishments of the […]
Category: Massachusetts
Four City Connects Turnaround Schools Upgraded as Statewide Test Results Announced
Four City Connects schools in Massachusetts have been upgraded from “Turnaround” status with the results of the 2012-13 MCAS statewide tests, announced […]
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). […]
MCAS Results Released
Results from Massachusetts’ statewide standardized tests, the MCAS (short for Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), were released last week. The Boston Globe summarized […]
City Connects Awarded $400,000 Grant to Develop Student Support Sustainability Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded City Connects a $400,000, two-year award to develop strategies that build […]
Report Shows 2.7 Million US Children Raised by Relatives and Family Friends
A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows an increase in children living with relatives or family friends, so-called “kinship […]
City Connects in the Boston Globe
Today’s Boston Globe featured a story about the fate of Boston’s persistinly low-achieving “turnaround” schools once the 3-year stint of federal School […]
City Connects in the Boston Globe
Over the weekend, the Boston Globe ran a story about the challenges facing school districts in Massachusetts’ “Gateway Cities,” 24 former industrial […]
Updated Report on Homelessness Confronts “America’s Youngest Outcasts”
A new report from the National Center on Family Homelessness published just before the new year, America’s Youngest Outcasts 2010 [pdf], documents […]
City Connects Community Partner Meeting and “Shared Accountability”
Thanks to all of our community partners who joined us today for our annual gathering! We had a rich discussion about using […]