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The Weekly Connect 6/21/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

The City Connects model is an example of how schools can provide crucial services as the pandemic recedes.

A Brown University economics professor is preserving data about how schools fared during the pandemic.

Policies can address the systemic racism that school children face. 

As schools return to in-person learning, thousands of “missing” students are not returning.

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The Weekly Connect 6/14/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Detailed information on chronic absenteeism can inform interventions. 

U.S. Department of Education report looks at the pandemic’s toll on underserved students. 

Black parents keep children in online school programs where they see less bullying and racism. 

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The Weekly Connect 6/7/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Researchers find fewer but more severe child abuse cases in a county in California. 

U.S. Department of Education explains both the flexible and the limited ways that schools can use Covid relief funds. 

The nation’s already overburdened school mental health network is being tested by students’ pandemic-related mental health challenges.

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The Weekly Connect 6/1/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Fourth grade science NAEP scores in 2019 declined by two points compared to 2015.

Twenty-seven states have abandoned universal masking in schools. 

Students are struggling with pandemic-related mental health challenges.

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The Weekly Connect 5/24/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Research from the National Bureau of Economic Research reenforces the case for universal preschool. 

As eviction moratoriums end, the risk of homelessness increases. 

Cleveland tests out a kinder, gentler summer school. 

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The Weekly Connect 5/17/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

New Jersey’s early childhood program shows positive impacts into 10th grade.

Schools can help families access federal help to pay for Internet service.

Art teachers can help restore students’ mental health. 

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The Weekly Connect 5/10/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

In Salem, City Connects staff are planning for summer. 

A new report from the national nonprofit Zero to Three says that inequality starts early, when children are infants and toddlers. 

In Massachusetts, 1.6 million adults are struggling to get enough to eat. 

The pandemic has taken a disproportionate toll on immigrant students and English learners. 

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The Weekly Connect 5/3/21

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Here are some of the things we’ve been reading about this week:

Schools can use federal Covid relief funds to invest in integrated student support programs like City Connects.

To better target resources, educators should look at students’ academic and health metrics.

President Joe Biden plans to expand universal preschool.

New York City will conduct mental health screenings of all its students and have social workers in every school.

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