Massachusetts Governor Hosts Education Summit
This morning, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick hosted Education Summit 2011: Closing the Achievement Gap. Joined by Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville […]
Category: Massachusetts
MCAS Scores and the Achievement Gap
The 2011 MCAS scores were released last week (check out our roundup of the news). The Boston Globe published its own review […]
2011 MCAS Results Released
Today, the results of the 2011 statewide standardized tests, MCAS, were announced. You can see full results and search for scores among […]
Clap Innovation School in the News
Dorchester’s Roger Clap Innovation School, the first Innovation School in Boston Public Schools (BPS), has been in the news lately. A new […]
City Connects Expands: Six Springfield, Mass., Schools to Implement Optimized Student Support Model
City Connects is expanding to six turnaround elementary/K-8 schools in Springfield, Mass., for the 2011-12 academic year. This marks City Connects’ first […]
City Connects Named Priority Partner for Turnaround Schools through Massachusetts’ Race to the Top Grant
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has named City Connects a “Priority Partner” for turnaround schools in the area […]
Report Gives Massachusetts “D” Grade on Youth Physical Activity
A new report from the Boston Foundation and NEHI, a nonprofit, independent health policy institute, handed out grades to Massachusetts across a […]
Cradles to Crayons Donates Leap Pads to City Connects Schools
City Connects believes that all children can learn and thrive in school if their non-school needs are addressed. A critical partner in […]
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, […]
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 […]