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These are some of the things we’ve been reading about:
School climate can have a positive impact on early learning.
How states measure student growth under ESSA.
Massachusetts has a new charter school experiment.
Positive psychology improves students’ success.
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Last school year, Lincoln Elementary School in Springfield, Mass., had a custodian’s closet that was nothing special.
This year that space has been transformed – painted, carpeted and decorated – and turned into Catie’s Closet, a cheerful place where students can get donated clothes and toiletries.
It’s a powerful example of a City Connects’ community partner that places its resources inside schools where students have easy access.
Now, when a student at Lincoln needs clothes, City Connects Coordinator Allison Emhoff can go into the closet and get winter coats, sweaters, pajamas, backpacks, or the school uniforms that students at Lincoln wear. The closet doesn’t have shoes, but Emhoff can put in a special request for them. Students can also get personal products like deodorant or toothpaste. And it’s all convenient because the closet is just down the hall. Continue reading
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These are some of the things we’ve been reading about:
Geographic and political patterns of racial bullying.
How the federal government shutdown is impacting schools.
Schools train pre-K teachers in “mental health first aid.”
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For City Connects Coordinators sharing their schools’ needs with community partners makes it much easier for those partners to offer new services and programs for children.
One example is Risen Christ Catholic School in Minneapolis where there isn’t enough funding to run a summer school program. There is, however, a high demand for summer enrichment programs. These programs are important because Risen Christ is the only dual-language immersion Catholic school in Minnesota, and many of its students are learning English as a second language. As a result, many students need literacy and language support in both English and Spanish.
That’s why when summer comes, the school’s City Connects Coordinator, Lindsay O’Keefe, works with families to send students to Urban Ventures, a local nonprofit that supports kids from the cradle to college. Because the summer program is free and runs all day and all week, covering math, English, and science, as well as providing meals and field trips, it’s extremely popular. Continue reading
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These are some of the things we’ve been reading about:
The importance of STEM in early childhood education.
A new push for changing education funding priorities in Massachusetts.
As costs drop, more schools have improved Broadband connectivity.
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These are some of the things we’ve been reading about:
A roundup of education research findings in 2018.
How the new Congress will impact education at the federal level.
A New Orleans school addresses students’ post-traumatic stress disorder.
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These are some of the things we’ve been reading about:
Schools in Washington state are addressing students’ homelessness.
White House report recommends scrapping Obama-era school discipline guidelines.
Chronic absenteeism is a major problem in U.S. schools.
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Best wishes for a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year from everyone at City Connects!
