Category Archives: The Big Cheese Reads

Guest Post from our Big Cheese Reads Gala Honoree

My wife and daughter are both educators, and I’ve seen firsthand the impact that spending time in the classroom can have on students. So I’m particularly proud of Fidelity’s longstanding relationship with Boston Partners in Education (Boston Partners). Continue reading

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Celebrating 10 Years of The Big Cheese Reads

From humble beginnings in its pilot year (2004-05), The Big Cheese Reads, Boston Partners in Education’s signature sponsorship and middle school literacy initiative, hit its stride in Fiscal Year 2014. This year marked the initiative’s 10th anniversary, and with that … Continue reading

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State Street Wins Top Honor for Dedication to Mentoring

Congratulations to our loyal supporter State Street for being named to the Corporate Mentoring Honor Roll and receiving its highest honor– the Ignite Award! This award program was launched this year by Mass Mentoring Partnership to recognize Massachusetts businesses of … Continue reading

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

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 … Continue reading

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Oh, The Places You’ll Go!

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”~ Dr. Seuss   Executive Director Pamela Civins shares her thoughts about Big Cheese Reads on the eve of our … Continue reading

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A Lasting Impression

Jim Malerba is the Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer at State Street Corporation. He’s also a Big Cheese Reader. The Big Cheese Reads is an opportunity for successful business and community leaders like Jim make visits to middle school … Continue reading

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Boston Partners in Education’s Eighth Annual Big Cheese Reads Gala

Thank you to everyone who came out to the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel last week to celebrate our Eighth Annual Big Cheese Reads Gala! Each year the party gets bigger and better – here are a few of our favorite … Continue reading

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Business & Community Leaders in the Classroom

Our major fundraising initiative, The Big Cheese Reads, kicked off last month.  We threw a celebratory breakfast generously hosted by Fidelity Investments and our keynote speaker, Sheila Cavanaugh.  Sheila is a senior vice president at Fidelity Investments.  She was able … Continue reading

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The Big Cheese Reads

Last year we celebrated the seventh year of The Big Cheese Reads Initiative.  The Big Cheese Reads connects middle school students with business and community leaders (“Big Cheeses,” if you will).  A “Big Cheese” visits a classroom once a year … Continue reading

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Corporate Spotlight: Partners HealthCare

Boston Partners in Education (Boston Partners) had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Gary Gottlieb, a Big Cheese Reader and the CEO of Partners Healthcare. About a year ago Dr. Gottlieb accepted the position of CEO at Partners HealthCare; during … Continue reading

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