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 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 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...
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...
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...
It was a beautiful Saturday morning for the first ever Virtual Rodman Ride for Kids. Typically, hundreds of riders would gather together in one central location to participate in the Rodman Ride For Kids, an annual bike ride supporting local youth programs in...
