LEAP News

Several students at LEAP’s Summer Work Program were recently interviewed about their career research projects. Read more here: https://www.salemnews.com/news/career-work-that-pays-leap-celebrates-mentorships/article_19bd5504-3d39-11ee-a5ce-cf3a1807db24.html

Did you miss our Great Expectations event? Watch the highlights here!

In education, we often hear about the “achievement gap” among different student populations – but what about discrepancies in opportunities? At LEAP for Education, we’re trying to bridge the gap between privileged and underprivileged students by providing all students with access to the educational resources they need to achieve their goals.

Dr. Patrick Tutwiler, keynote speaker and award recipient at this year’s upcoming Great Expectations event, was recently featured in Lynn’s Daily Item.

Students at Marshall Middle School in Lynn had a great time celebrating Valentine’s Day with LEAP’s Dream MORE program!

LEAP for Education is showcased on page 11 of this report on the Condition of Education: 10th Anniversary. LEAP was also mentioned in the first report in 2013. read here

Social capital has long been one of the four essential elements of student success at LEAP and is included in all LEAP programs at each age level.

On Monday morning, Mayor Jared Nicholson, Ward Councilors Wayne Lozzi and Coco Alinsug, Interim Superintendent Deb Ruggiero, and School Committee members Brian Castellanos and Lorraine Gately toured the school to see how LEAP (learn, explore, aspire, pursue) for Education’s Dream MORE program was enriching students’ lives.

Dozens of middle schoolers formed a line in the Thurgood Marshall Middle School parking lot Monday morning to climb aboard the “SCiLL,” a 30-foot-long mobile Sustainability and Climate Innovation Learning Lab.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona launched the Engage Every Student Initiative, a bold new call to action to utilize American Rescue Plan funds alongside other state and local funds to ensure that every child who wants a spot in a high-quality out-of-school time (OST) program has one.