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 are economically disadvantaged. It’s increasingly important to recruit teachers […]
CONTINUE READINGWorking 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 Year Boston short. No, I did not expect I […]
CONTINUE READINGIt 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 Massachusetts. In order to keep its annual tradition running, the Rodman Ride […]
CONTINUE READINGThis summer, BPIE was joined by three incredible Boston Public Schools students through the John Hancock MLK Scholars Program. For two months, Sitnour, Karla and Kaylee led an outreach project to help recruit more academic mentors, planned for upcoming volunteer events, and helped us with our online mentoring model for the upcoming school year. Read […]
CONTINUE READING“To be fair, I got what I asked for; a new environment – I just didn’t know it would be from the comfort of my own home. “ When you are applying for a job, you usually think about what your experience would be like in a new environment. After working at Mass General Hospital […]
CONTINUE READINGLike many people, most of my life was affected by the pandemic – including my summer internship at Boston Partners in Education. BPIE managed to move everything online for my summer there and everyone tried their best to make it as fun and educational as possible considering the circumstances. They were all welcoming and wanted […]
CONTINUE READINGAt the click of a few buttons, I’d find myself at work. A work day beginning at 10am has an entirely different meaning when the term virtual is added. There is no longer the need to commute and be up at dawn. This wasn’t the experience I was expecting when I first applied to return […]
CONTINUE READINGWell, I can say for certain that when I started my year of service at Boston Partners in Education, I was unaware of what I was signing up for. I had no idea how lucky I would be to get to work for such a great organization and a group of truly amazing people. That, […]
CONTINUE READINGVeteran Boston Public Schools teacher, Ms. DiSarcina, gives us an inside look at one virtual school day In the corner of Jenn DiSarcina’s home lies an ordinary wooden dresser. Adorned with packets of math lessons and boxes of markers, the dresser now functions as a modern teacher’s desk. A laptop running Zoom sits on its […]
CONTINUE READINGAs Boston Public Schools enters week eight of remote learning, we also conclude this year’s Teacher Appreciation Week. With the abrupt end to physical classrooms, educators have had to quickly adapt to a new way of teaching. Boston Partners in Education caught up with one veteran teacher and long-time supporter of in-class mentoring to see […]
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