Boston Partners in Education Recognizes Boston 25 News for Commitment to Serving Boston Public School Students

June 8, 2015 (Boston, MA) – Today, Boston Partners in Education honored the Boston 25 News team with the Nicholas A. Lopardo Corporate Partner Award for their dedication to the education of students in the Boston Public Schools.

Each year Boston Partners in Education hosts the AMP! Academic Mentoring Party, delivering awards in seven categories to honor the committed volunteer academic mentors, teachers, and corporate partners who serve Boston’s public school students. The Nicholas A. Lopardo Corporate Partner Award is presented to an organization that is dedicated to the education of students in the Boston Public Schools. The organization chosen encourages individuals from within the company to volunteer in the Boston Public schools. These corporate volunteers support the students as both a tutor and a mentor, exposing the student to professional possibilities. The organization's volunteers’ commitment to the students in Boston Public Schools is above the norm.

Boston 25 News is a trusted source for local news, weather, sports, and entertainment programming, serving more than 2.4 million households in the Boston television market and providing local news across all digital platforms. Boston 25 has partnered with Boston Partners in Education for nearly two years now in the Big Cheese Reads program, as in-class academic mentors, and as annual gala sponsors. Boston 25 is Boston Partners’ official media partner for our 50th Anniversary.

“Boston Partners is doing their part to prepare the future leaders of our city,” said Tom Raponi, Vice President and General Manager, WFXT Boston 25. “It is Boston 25’s honor to spread the word about this wonderful organization, help to encourage and recruit more volunteer mentors, and participate as volunteers in the classroom.”

Since 1966, Boston Partners in Education has provided tens of thousands of children who are struggling in school with the tools necessary to become better learners, by mobilizing and training community members to serve as volunteer academic mentors to K-12 students across the BPS district. Teachers nominate individual students who could use additional academic or socio-emotional support, and Boston Partners in Education pairs a mentor to work independently each week with the student throughout the school year.

“We are so pleased to honor Boston 25 News for their continued dedication to our mission of ensuring students in every neighborhood of the city are receiving the academic and socio-emotional support they need to stay in school and graduate,” said Pamela Civins, Executive Director of Boston Partners in Education. “Their partnership over the last few years has increased our presence in both the public and the classroom, allowing us to grow and serve more students as we plan for our next 50 years.”

To learn more about how to get involved as an academic mentor, please visit www.bostonpartners.org or fill out a volunteer application.