New Opportunity Index Launches Today
As a member of the Opportunity Nation coalition, we’re pleased to share the new Opportunity Index website that debuts today. The Index […]
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City Connects partners with Sinclair Community College
We’re pleased to announce that City Connects has partnered with Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, to adapt our model of student […]
The impact of poverty and out-of-school factors in the news
Central to City Connects’ work is the belief that addressing the “out-of-school” factors impacting students helps them come to school ready to […]
City Connects featured in Education Week blog
We are delighted that our work was written about on Education Week‘s “Public Engagement & Education Reform” blog today! You can read […]
Back to School 2012
Thursday is the first day of school for Boston Public School students–about 56,000 of whom will be returning to one of Boston’s […]
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 […]
New US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Released
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights today released data about education equality in America’s schools that show disparities in […]
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 […]
New Report Assesses Community Partnerships in Boston Public Schools
A new report released today, “Schools at the Hub: Community Partnerships in the Boston Public Schools,” [pdf] presents extensive baseline data about […]
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 […]