Out-of-School Factors In the News
Central to our philosophy at City Connects is that the out-of-school factors affecting students have a great impact on their ability to […]
Tag: education
Making an A+ Teacher
Boston’s NPR station, WBUR, has launched a week-long series, “Making an A+ Teacher,” which aims to examine the factors that make a […]
Community Partner Breakfast: A Focus on Health & Wellness
Today, City Connects hosted our annual spring gathering of community partners. The meeting, “Creating Dynamic School Partnerships to Increase the Health and […]
“Getting In” Series Continues
The Boston Globe ran another installment in its “Getting In” series about the Boston Public Schools’ lottery, this time concentrating on two […]
Globe Continues Series on Boston Public Schools’ Lottery
The Boston Globe has published the second article in its “Getting In” series about the Boston Public Schools’ lottery, “Relief, dismay, even […]
Massachusetts’ Education Year in Review
Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville just published a full review of the 2010 “Year in Education.” You can read the entire […]
“Income Gap” Growing for Middle-class Families
A report from the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) offers an analysis of the relationship between family income and child health, education, […]
Study Shows Poverty Can Suppress a Child’s Potential to Excel
According to a new paper from researchers at the University of Texas at Austin, growing up in poverty can stunt a child’s […]
Survey Shows Adults Blame Parents for Public School Problems
According to a poll conducted by the Associated Press and Stanford University, adults think that parents and state education officials deserve the […]
Boston Globe Editorializes about City Connects
On Saturday, the Boston Globe ran an editorial in support of City Connects: Students can achieve more when they come to school […]