Shelby Riley – The Value of Connections

An academic mentor is someone who can help a student not only with their homework, but with some of the emotional and social challenges the student is experiencing outside of school. Often, it’s this second component of mentoring that proves to be the most defining....

Job Opportunity: Special Events Coordinator

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Boston Partners in Education (Boston Partners) enhances the academic achievement and nurtures the personal growth of Boston’s public school students by providing them with focused, individualized, in-school support. Boston Partners recruits,...

Volunteer Spotlight: Shakera Walker, BPS Central Office

Shakera Walker is the current Director of Teacher Development at Boston Public Schools (BPS), and a volunteer academic mentor for Boston Partners in Education. A former BPS teacher, Shakera stays connected to the classroom through our Motivate program, where she...