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Super Message from Patriots’ Malcolm Mitchell: “In order to succeed, you must read!”

Mar 29, 2017 | News

Superbowl 51 champion Patriots’ Malcolm Mitchell was back to New England last week, but not to run drills or to catch passes from Tom Brady.  He returned to deliver a powerful message to local students – in order to succeed, you must read. As part of our Big...

A Year of Realizations

Aug 22, 2017 | Blog

By Cory Murray Strategic Partnerships Coordinator – AmeriCorps VISTA I have traveled a fair amount in my life, moving with my family several times and taking adventurous vacations. This built my internal clock to tell me that once I start feeling comfortable...

Shelby Riley – The Value of Connections

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....

Laura Koepnick and Lai Lai Sheung

Jan 30, 2018 | Uncategorized

An academic mentor for over 10 years, Laura Koepnick has spent most of her time as a volunteer working with students in Lai Lai Sheung’s class at the Josiah Quincy Elementary School. That is, until Ms. Sheung retired from teaching last year. Now the pair...

Kaytlin Eldred: Six Things I’ve Learned Over Six Months as an AmeriCorps VISTA

Mar 15, 2018 | Blog

In honor of my 6th month anniversary at Boston Partners in Education, and as an AmeriCorps VISTA, here are 6 things I’ve learned in such a short amount of time. 1. Never say no. In my experience, good things come from saying yes to projects out of your comfort zone....