out-of-school factors Archives - City Connects Blog 2.0

January 23, 2015Education

Report: Schools, Partners Must Do More to Address External Barriers to Academic Success

Today, WBUR’s education blog Learning Lab took a closer look at the Rennie Center’s “Condition of Education in the Commonwealth” report and policy recommendations. The story, […]

June 19, 2014Boston College, Boston Public Schools, CityConnects, Education, News, Springfield Public Schools

New Report Details Positive Outcomes for City Connects Students, Schools

Fifteen years ago, a small team of school, university, and community partners began working on creating the system of student support that […]

May 23, 2013Health & Wellness

The connection between students’ health & poverty

Research shows that out-of-school factors (like hunger or homelessness) contribute to two-thirds of the achievement gap, with the other third being attributable […]

September 4, 2012Boston Public Schools, News

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 […]

December 13, 2011CityConnects, Education, News

Education and Poverty: Confronting the Evidence

There is a growing body of research about the detrimental impact of poverty and non-academic factors on student achievement. A new paper […]

November 17, 2011Boston Public Schools, Health & Wellness

How Housing Insecurity Impacts Children

The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is running a series of commentaries in November and December exploring the relationship between housing and […]

November 9, 2011Education, Government, Massachusetts, News

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 […]

October 24, 2011Education, News, Video

Video: “Lending a hand to refugees in America”

This video, which aired on CBS Sunday Morning, shows how out-of-school factors impact a particular population: refugee families. The story is about […]

September 26, 2011Boston, Boston Public Schools, CityConnects, Massachusetts

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 […]

August 16, 2011Boston College, CityConnects, Education

Both/And: Improving Education in Schools and in the Community

City Connects team member Matthew Welch penned a thoughtful guest post on BC professor Andy Hargreaves‘ blog, “Both/And: Improving Education in Schools […]