City Connects & Shore Collaborative Back-To-School Event
The Olympic torch’s time may have passed this summer, but for one day, it shone brightly again on the North Shore at […]
Tag: student support
Children Are Resilient: A Letter to the Editor from Dr. Mary Walsh
An April 24 article in the Boston Globe tackled the challenges educators are dealing with in the third year of the pandemic, […]
Understanding Why City Connects Works
We’ve known that students who participate in City Connects during elementary school do well on middle school assessments of academic achievement. However, we […]
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, […]
New article about City Connects’ work in Springfield, Ohio
The Springfield (OH) News-Sun recently published an article about Catholic Central, a pre-k to grade 12 campus that is in its second year […]
Happy Holidays! Reflecting on 2014 & what’s ahead in 2015
As 2014 draws to a close, we extend our sincere wishes for a happy holiday! Looking back at 2014, we have many things to celebrate and have collected some highlights to share as 2015 approaches.
Education Week: “Learning Payoff Found for City Connects Program”
The work of City Connects was featured today on the front page of Education Week: “Learning Payoff Found for City Connects Program.” […]
“Making the Grade” Child Trends webinar now posted
Last Thursday, City Connects Executive Director Mary Walsh participated in a webinar hosted by Child Trends related to its recent report, “Making […]
Register now for the Child Trends Student Support webinar on March 6!
On the heels of last week’s Child Trends report, “Making the Grade: Assessing the Evidence for Integrated Student Services,” registration is now […]
Child Trends report on “Integrated Student Supports” features City Connects
A new report issued today by Child Trends, a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center, includes City Connects as an evidence-based example that demonstrates […]