Tag Archives: reading

Guest Blog: ASA is Back in Action

Guest blog post by volunteer academic mentor Tim Morris of American Student Assistance Here at Boston Partners, fall is the season to gear up for the new school year and get volunteers back into classrooms.  For Power Lunch in particular, this … 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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Celebrating Mayor Menino: Boston’s First “Big Cheese”

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. … 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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An Investment with a Priceless Return

Financial services company becomes integral part of school community For companies in the financial sector, success begins with making a good investment. Natixis Global Asset Management (Natixis), a global firm with a Boston office, took this idea to a new … 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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More Than a Part-time Job

What makes a job more than just work? One answer might be when you really enjoy it. Another is when it impacts your life positively, encouraging involvement in your community. For our Site Coordinators, their position is so much more … 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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From Brighton to Brewster

Ruth Chobit believes in children. “I don’t believe in the word ‘can’t’” she says, laughing. “I just tell the children ‘You can do it, you can do it!’” What she believes in so passionately is that they can succeed – … Continue reading

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Nelly’s Path to Academic Success

School Volunteer Program volunteer Karleigh Rose Pettit shares her experience as a volunteer academic mentor in the Boston Public Schools. In a previous blog entry, a Boston Partners in Education volunteer mentioned that Tuesdays are the best day of her … Continue reading

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