Jul 18, 2017 | 50 Stories
School Volunteers for Boston (now known as Boston Partners in Education) was borne into a challenging and complex political landscape, and relied on the optimism and determination of its volunteers. It stands to reason, therefore, that its earliest leaders...
Jan 19, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight
An academic mentor is someone who can help a student not only with their homework, but with some of the emotional and social challenges the student is experiencing outside of school. Often, it’s this second component of mentoring that proves to be the most defining....
Feb 28, 2018 | Mentor Spotlight
Grant Simpson’s students leap up with huge smiles as he enters their third grade classroom at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School in downtown Boston, in such excitement that one of them forgets to grab her workbook and pencil. In a few moments, the trio will follow...
