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What is receivership and what would it mean for BPS?

Jun 22, 2022 | Blog

What is receivership and what would it mean for the Boston Public Schools? An unflattering state review conducted by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) this spring declared the Boston Public Schools (BPS) district in need of...

Scenes from the 2022 Big Cheese Gala

May 25, 2022 | Blog

Scenes from the 2022 Big Cheese Gala After two years apart, we knew the return of the Big Cheese Gala would focus on reconnecting. We set out to celebrate the many types of connections that have kept our mentoring relationships going – and together we witnessed the...

City Realty Group helps increase access for BPIE mentees learning at home

Jan 21, 2022 | Blog

City Realty Group helps increase access for BPIE mentees learning at home This holiday season, BPIE was thrilled to donate Chromebooks to several ILS students in need of technology, thanks to a generous donation from our friends at City Realty Group (CRG). Six ILS...

Our Summer As MLK Scholars

Aug 25, 2021 | 50 Stories, 50 Years, Blog, Mentor Spotlight, News, Press Releases, Success Stories, Uncategorized, Write Essays For Students

“For me as a single professional mother, having the support of a tutor on Monday set the tone for the week and helped me parent better! I was easier on myself knowing that having the support of BPIE was a strength and not an area that I, as a mom, was falling short.”...

The Cycle of Support: Virtual Mentoring with Boston’s Teacher Cadets Program

Oct 21, 2020 | Blog

Boston Public Schools is one of the most diverse school districts in the country – nearly one in every two students speaks a language other than English at home, and students come from 139 different countries. One in five BPS students has a disability, and half...

Meet Our AOM: Working From Home, Inspired By Volunteers

Oct 13, 2020 | Blog

Working From Home, Inspired By Volunteers By Claire Hammer, AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring At this point in 2020, it’s probably a cliche to say that some unexpected things have happened this year. No, I did not expect a pandemic to cut my year serving with City...

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