Welcome to Step Up! Three years ago, the Office of the Mayor set out to assist the Boston Public Schools in closing the achievement gap. five distinguished universities-- Boston College, Boston University, Harvard, Northeastern, and Tufts -- were charged with the task of launching Step UP, a...

Ed Hayward | Boston College Office of Public Affairs - The Step UP initiative's second annual 'Science Across the City' day brought fourth and fifth graders from Dorchester's Russell and Winthrop elementary schools to Boston College for a hands-on lesson about turtles and the work of university...