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City Connects Blog » Education
2d ago
We’re excited to announce that today is the official launch date of the National Centre for City Connects Ireland (NCCCI), which will be based at Mary Immaculate College (MIC) in Limerick. The new National Centre will enable staff at Mary Immaculate College to provide local technical and research support to Dublin’s City Connects schools, and ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
5d ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: A study conducted in the United Kingdom finds an association between time spent on social media and cigarette use. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
1w ago
Since the pandemic, Massachusetts has experienced one of the widest academic achievement gaps between “poor and non-poor” students of any state studied by researchers from Harvard and Stanford Universities, according to a recent article about the study in CommonWealth Beacon. Many of Massachusetts’ “Gateway Cities, home to lots of the state’s poorer students, saw declines ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
2w ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: Social media bans alone won’t improve mental health, students and advocates say. A survey finds that most LGBTQ+ students’ mental health has been ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
3w ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: Schools across the country are facing declines in student enrollment. Research questions the value of having states takeover school districts. California launches new ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
1M ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: A federal study finds that the obstacles to implementing social-emotional learning curriculum include lack of time, funding, and teacher support. Preschool enrollment of ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
1M ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: A study finds that four-day school weeks have a significant negative impact on students’ math and reading performance. As federal Covid funds run ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
1M ago
Last month in the St. Paul/Minneapolis area, when the temperature was only in the upper 40s, City Connects Program Manager Laurie Acker was getting ready for summer. Acker was hosting the annual Summer Service Fair, an event where City Connects Coordinators learn about the community partners who are offering summer programs for students. “These are ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
1M ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: School interventions that focus on strengthening relationships improve academics and attendance. As Covid relief funding runs outs, schools face budget cuts. A Brooklyn ..read more
City Connects Blog » Education
1M ago
Here’s the new edition of The Weekly Connect. Check it out and sign up to have it delivered to your inbox! Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week: Free school meals may reduce childhood obesity. Homeless infants and toddlers are largely not enrolled in early education programs that could provide benefits ..read more