50 Years, 50 Stories: The Benefits of Mentoring

Jan 5, 2017 | 50 Stories

  In January 2017, National Mentoring Month will mark its 15th year as a large-scale public awareness campaign. Each year, mentoring programs leverage National Mentoring Month to initiate a dialogue on the importance of quality mentoring programs. Boston Partners...

50 Years, 50 Stories: Wendy Beninati & Math Rules!

Dec 29, 2016 | 50 Stories

“Math Rules! became my life. I lived and breathed it for many years. And, I never stopped talking about it, even my family used to say that to me. I took my work very seriously, and I cared about every individual teacher and every individual volunteer.” – Wendy...

50 Years, 50 Stories: Katy Ramon & The Gardner Pilot Academy

Dec 20, 2016 | 50 Stories

Middle school teacher Katy Ramon believes that positive encouragement is the best way to keep control over her classroom. As children enter her 8th grade class at the Gardner Pilot Academy, she thanks them each personally for sitting down quickly and beginning the...

50 Years, 50 Stories: Jackson/Mann K-8 School

Dec 5, 2016 | 50 Stories

At Boston Partners in Education, we often refer to ourselves as a bridge between the Boston community and the Boston Public Schools. One such school is the Jackson/Mann K-8 School, the structure of which is a literal bridge that extends over the street below....