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 […]
Category: Massachusetts
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]