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Joseph Doherty (from left), Vishmu Eskew, and David Dechantsreiter are taught by Jose Mendoza at the Ed Portal, where Mendoza used to attend similar educational programs as a child.

A dream realized, and paid forward

In giving back to Ed Portal, Harvard intern now sows what he reaped

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DateAugust 18, 2017March 12, 2019

Harvard’s Teaching and Learning Partnerships team trains high school students to be mentors in Boston Public School's Homework Help program. The team uses an approach developed by Harvard's SmartTALK program (photo 1). Joan Matsalia (right, photo 2), associate director of Teaching and Learning Partnerships, talks with one of the teens in training, while Renelle Lawrence (standing, photo 3), a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, provides guidance.

Harvard helping the helpers

SmartTALK collaborates with Boston Public Library’s Homework Help program to train teen mentors

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DateOctober 29, 2014April 30, 2019