News: Press
Breakthrough Collaborative Awards Breakthrough Greater Boston the Innovation Fund31-Oct-2012
Breakthrough Greater Boston is an affiliate of the national organization, Breakthrough Collaborative (http://www.breakthroughcollaborative.org/). The Collaborative maintains 33 affiliate sites located across the United States and Hong Kong. This year, Breakthrough Collaborative launche...Continue Reading
Noah Jefferson Featured in Watertown Patch, Receives First Annual Hodder Fund Award 12-Sep-2012
(http://watertown.patch.com/articles/watertown-teacher-wins-award-for-dedication-to-preparing-underserved-students-for-college) (Click story for full article...) ...Continue Reading
2012 Celebration Featured in Cambridge Chronicle30-Aug-2012
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Breakthrough Program and Expansion Featured in Cambridge Day19-Jul-2012
Cambridge Day article features Breakthrough Greater Boston's out-of-school programs as "critical to closing the achievement gap." Read more here (http://www.cambridgeday.com/2012/07/13/for-breakthrough-education-program-summers-no-break/)....Continue Reading
Letter from Board Chair and Executive Director on Expansion to Boston18-Jun-2012
Dear Breakthrough Friends, Breakthrough Cambridge has reached a historic milestone and is about to turn an important corner. In summer 2013, Breakthrough will open a new site in Boston! After 20 years of success in Cambridge, Breakthrough has determined we can help change the academic t...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Announces Expansion to Boston's TechBoston Academy12-Apr-2012
Organization changes name to Breakthrough Greater Boston to reflect dual commitment to Cambridge and Boston CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 12, 2012-Breakthrough Greater Boston announces today that, after 20 years of success in Cambridge, the organization, formerly known as Breakthrough Cambridge, will be open...Continue Reading
Ronald McDonald House awards $15k to Breakthrough Cambridge01-Nov-2011
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Eastern New England recently presented a $15,000 grant to Breakthrough Cambridge to help fund their Summer Academic Enrichment Program. This is the fourth RMHC of Eastern New England grant given to Breakthrough Cambridge, totaling $52,000. Elissa Spelman r...Continue Reading
The New York Times Profiles Dr. Ron Fergusen19-Mar-2011
The New York Times Profiles Breakthrough Cambridge Speaker. Dr. Ron Ferguson of Harvard's Achievement Gap Initiative was the subject of a New York Times "On Education" profile on February 13. Citing him as a "national treasure" and "rock star", the article links Dr. Ferguson's personal backgroun...Continue Reading
Breakthrough Cambridge Leads Field For College Access; Research Results From Root Cause22-Sep-2010
Report Identifies 7 Top-Performing Nonprofits in Massachusetts Root Cause, a Cambridge-based nonprofit research and consulting firm, announced today a new report on improving opportunities for at-risk students to attend college, and to succeed once they are enrolled. Breakthrough Cambridge (BTC) ...Continue Reading
