Barr Foundation Awards City Connects $1.4M to Support Students in Boston Public Schools
The Barr Foundation has awarded City Connects $1.4 million over 3 years to continue implementing optimized student support in Boston Public Schools. […]
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City Connects’ Executive Director Authors Paper on School–University Partnerships
City Connects Executive Director Mary E. Walsh recently authored a paper, “School–University Partnerships: Reflections and Opportunities,” in an issue of the Peabody […]
New Publication: The Lasting Impact of Optimized Student Support
As we ring in the new year, we are excited to share a new publication. City Connects: The Lasting Impact of Student […]
Recap: 2013 Boston Community Partner Breakfast
Yesterday, more than 100 members of the Boston community joined City Connects as we convened our annual gathering of Boston community partners […]
City Connects speaker highlights partnership with Cradles to Crayons
City Connects School Site Coordinator Sarah O’Connor was a featured speaker at community partner Cradles to Crayons‘ Family Volunteer Day recently. Sarah […]
Register now: Boston community partner breakfast December 4
We are convening our annual meeting of Boston-area community partners on Wednesday, December 4, to discuss “Partnering with Immigrant Students and Families.” […]
New partnership with the Children’s Aid Society brings City Connects to New York City
We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with the Children’s Aid Society of New York City to pilot the delivery […]
Now Playing: New “Mini-documentary” about City Connects
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa6uBQwa0P4&w=640&h=480] We are pleased to debut a new “mini-documentary” about City Connects. You’ll hear first-hand from school administrators, community partners, and our […]
Closing the opportunity gap with data, systems, and support
Boston College’s Lynch School of Education (LSOE), the home base of City Connects’ research and implementation teams, has published a new piece […]
Back to School in Boston
This week is back-to-school time in Boston Public Schools (BPS), and we’re excited to be working in 18 schools across the city! […]