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Meringoff Scholarship Recipient: Fiker Zewdie
Breakthrough New York is proud to announce their two Meringoff Scholarship recipients: Fiker Zewdie and Henderson Alcantara. Both students submitted an essay regarding their experiences at Breakthrough and how the organization affected their educational trajectory....
An Interview with Madeline Holtz, Susan M. Blum Teaching Excellence Awardee
Madeline is rising senior at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where she is double-majoring in Chemistry and Comparative Media Studies with a focus in education. She plans on becoming a middle school science teacher because she thinks it’s the “best...
Announcing the Susan M. Blum Teaching Excellence Award Winners
As another excellent summer with our middle school students, Teaching Assistants, and Instructional Coaches concludes, we’re excited to announce the winners of the Susan M. Blum Teaching Excellence Award! Susan was a lifelong educator and founding BTNY board member....
An Interview with Izzy Rutkey, Susan M. Blum Teaching Excellence Awardee
Izzy Rutkey is a rising senior at Hamilton College (Class of 2022), where she is majoring in Sociology and minoring in History and Education Studies. Before teaching with Breakthrough New York, she planned on having a career in early childhood education. She now wants...
An Interview with Grace Maffucci, Susan M. Blum Teaching Excellence Awardee
Grace Maffucci is a rising senior at Providence College (Class of 2022), where she is a Music Performance and Spanish major, with a Latinx Studies minor. She joined Breakthrough New York during the summer as a Teaching Assistant at our Bronx location, and was awarded...
An Interview with Shane Joseph, Susan M. Blum Teaching Excellence Awardee
Shane Joseph (Relay Graduate School of Education, Class of 2020) joined Breakthrough New York in 2021 as an Instructional Coach with two summers of experience teaching at Breakthrough San Francisco. The time Shane spent with Breakthrough San Francisco was “life...
