Boston Partners in Education is now hiring for full-time Director of Development position. 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, trains, places and supports volunteers to work […]
CONTINUE READINGAt the end of each school year, we celebrate our partners who have gone above and beyond in their roles as mentors and educators at the annual Academic Mentor Party (AMP). Due to the current public health crisis brought on by COVID-19, the annual AMP Awards Ceremony, typically held in June, has been postponed to […]
CONTINUE READINGAs our community and nation reel from recent episodes of racial violence, we must remember that the problem runs far deeper than “isolated incidents.” The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery are only the latest examples of the violence, physical and otherwise, inflicted on Black people and people of color every day. […]
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 […]
CONTINUE READINGCommunity Engagement Coordinator AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring Mass Mentoring Partnership AmeriCorps Ambassadors of Mentoring support mentoring across the Commonwealth to improve positive outcomes for youth by building capacity in key program areas such as mentor recruitment, screening, and training. Projects focus on developing new or strengthening current mentoring programming to serve youth ages 7-24. […]
CONTINUE READINGBoston Partners in Education is closely following the rapidly evolving situation with COVID-19, formerly referred to as the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, in Greater Boston and across Massachusetts. As the situation develops, our primary concern is for the health and safety of our students, teachers, volunteers, staff, and community members. To support public health efforts in Boston, […]
CONTINUE READINGJoin Boston Partners in Education’s mentoring community for a workshop on youth voice and youth advocacy. This session will explore the importance of youth voice and how mentors can encourage this in their mentoring relationships. There will be a presentation by Craig McClay, Advisor for Youth Engagement at the Center for Promise. He works with young […]
CONTINUE READINGBoston Partners in Education is currently accepting applications for summer interns through the John Hancock MLK Summer Scholars program. These internships are open to current BPS freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. Priority will be given to students who are 16-18 years old and are currently Boston Partners mentees. However, we are open to any BPS student […]
CONTINUE READINGAfter nearly three decades of operation at 44 Farnsworth Street in Boston’s Seaport District, Boston Partners in Education will be moving offices on January 1, 2020. Our new office — located at 192 South Street, Suite 600 in downtown Boston’s Leather District — will sit directly across from the iconic South Street Diner. A short […]
CONTINUE READINGErin McGrath Erin McGrath is the Executive Director of Boston Partners in Education. Erin became Executive Director in January 2018 after serving more than 17 years as an academic mentor and 10 years as Boston Partners’ Program Director. Ten years ago, Erin ran the Boston Marathon — her very first — on behalf of Boston […]
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