Report Details Decrease in “Dropout Factory” High Schools
The America’s Promise Alliance is a cross-sector partnership of corporations, nonprofits, faith-based organizations, and advocacy groups founded by General Colin Powell working […]
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City Connects in the Boston College Chronicle
Read about City Connects and our recent conference on Optimized Student Support in the most recent issue of The Boston College Chronicle: […]
Study Shows School Lunch Programs May Help Break Poverty Cycle
A new study published online in the journal Pediatrics found that food insecurity is associated with poor academic achievement in adolescents. However, […]
City Connects in the Boston Globe
City Connects was featured in today’s Boston Globe–read the full story here: Hub Student Social Services Group Girds for a New Task: […]
The Recession’s Effect on Children
A new report published by the bipartisan advocacy organization First Focus illustrates how recessions affect child well-being and concludes that even temporary […]
Improving Mothers Literary Skills May Boost Achievement of Children
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health reports that a mother’s reading skill is the greatest determinant of her […]
City Connects Debuts New Site
Today, we are excited to unveil our brand-new, totally redesigned website at http://www.CityConnects.org! The new site packs in more information about our […]
City Connects Executive Director Featured on EdReformer
Dr. Mary Walsh, City Connects’ executive director and the Kearns Professor of Urban Education & Innovative Leadership at the Lynch School of […]
Three Massachusetts Groups Awarded “Promise Neighborhood” Planning Grants
The U.S. Department of Education yesterday awarded 21 “Promise Neighborhood” planning grants to nonprofit organizations and universities across the country, three of […]
The Best & Worst Cities for School Reform in the US
A new study by Rick Hess, director of education studies at the American Enterprise Institute, and colleagues identifies nine cities in the […]