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National Volunteer Week Spotlight: Q&A with Bob Rosenbaum

Posted on April 15, 2015 by Boston Partners in Education

Enthusiasm + Gratitude = One Valuable Volunteer Experience! A financial supporter of Boston Partners in Education for many years, Bob Rosenbaum began volunteering with Boston Partners two years ago at the Orchard Gardens School in Roxbury, MA. Bob has demonstrated … Continue reading →

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Mother Knows Best

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Boston Partners in Education

On Mother’s Day we celebrate the bonds we have with some of the most loving and nurturing people we know. At Boston Partners in Education, we’re always celebrating our wonderful academic mentors, who nurture and encourage a dedication to academic … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Week Spotlight: Kathy Strand

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Boston Partners in Education

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 … Continue reading →

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Marathon Team Needs your Help to Cross the Finish Line

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Boston Partners in Education

Boston Partners’ Team Makes Final Push to Reach Fundraising Goal One month from today marks the start of the 2013 Boston Marathon®, a world-renowned road race that tests the mental and physical limitations of even the most elite runners. On … Continue reading →

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Guarding The Future

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Boston Partners in Education

When Wendell Williams’ grandson was four years old, he told Wendell that reading was for suckers. Wendell, a long-time academic mentor with Boston Partners in Education’s program, Math Rules!,  was unwilling to let his grandson grow up with such a … Continue reading →

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Confidence = Success: A Math Rules! Story

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Boston Partners in Education

Since 2005, Boston Partners in Education has run Math Rules!, a program targeting third through fifth grade students who are struggling in math. Small groups of students are matched with an academic mentor who works with them in the classroom … Continue reading →

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