Volunteer Week Spotlight: Kathy Strand

Apr 9, 2014 | Mentor Spotlight

National Volunteer Week, April 6-12, 2014, is about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It’s about demonstrating to the nation that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges...

Celebrating Mayor Menino: Boston’s First “Big Cheese”

Oct 25, 2013 | News

Mayor Thomas M. Menino has loyally served the City of Boston for over 20 years. As his final term comes to a close, Boston Partners in Education joins Mass Mentoring Partnership in honoring him for Mentoring Thanks Menino Week (Oct. 21-25, 2013). Throughout his five...

The 2013 Rodman Ride for Kids: One Day, One Big Difference

Oct 4, 2013 | News

Imagine a crisp September morning in the gentle hills of Foxborough, Massachusetts, brisk but with the promise of summer-like day.  A large crowd gathers, and within it patches of bright colored shirts begin to form as teammates locate one another. Heard among the...

BPS Teacher: Community Volunteers Add to the Classroom Dynamic

Sep 10, 2013 | Uncategorized

A guest blog post by Boston Public Schools teacher Jennifer DiSarcina Between managing curriculums, juggling the needs of 20+ students, and keeping up with ever-evolving education standards, we at Boston Partners think it’s safe to say that teachers have mastered the...

Big Cheese Readers Encourage Students to “Read in Between the Lines”

Jun 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

Boston’s best and brightest community and business leaders teach middle schoolers that career success is viable, but literacy is the first step. For Boston’s students, summer is here and school is almost out.  However, we hope that students will remember that...