Superbowl 51 champion Patriots’ Malcolm Mitchell was back to New England last week, but not to run drills or to catch passes from Tom Brady. He returned to deliver a powerful message to local students – in order to succeed, you must read. As part of our Big...
(Read Part One of The Library Program here.) It was during the second year of the program that Margaret Brown met Polly Kaufman at a parent volunteering conference. Kaufman joined the program and quickly ascended to a leadership role. Though she was a library...
In 1966, there were no libraries in Boston public elementary and junior high schools. This was due in part because in many schools, teachers could not receive funding for new books in their classrooms, let alone enough to fill a lending library. The school...
This week marks AmeriCorps Week 2017 — a time to salute AmeriCorps members and alums for their service, thank AmeriCorps community partners, and communicate AmeriCorps impact on communities and on the lives of those who serve. Beyond showing appreciation for our...
Throughout Boston Partners in Education’s 50 years of providing volunteers to Boston Public Schools (BPS), certain trends remain consistent, regardless of our programs. For instance, volunteers often connect strongly with the teacher they support, and continue...