Claudio Martinez has worked to advance education, culture and economic development in Boston through leadership roles in the nonprofit, private and public sectors. Claudio is now the Executive Director of La Vida Scholars, a community based organization that equips low-income, high-achieving Lynn students with the resources and preparation needed to enter great colleges. Claudio also Co-directs Boston University’s BRIDGE Program (Building Refugees and Immigrant Degrees in Graduate Education).
When he was recognized as a Barr Fellow in 2005, Claudio was the Executive Director of The Hyde Square Task Force, an organization that builds the skills of inner-city youth through innovative arts and culture, leadership, lifelong learning, economic development, and community organizing initiatives.
- Claudio Martinez’s Bio
- Claudio Martinez’s La Vida Scholars
Talking ELL's in BPS
Over two years ago, the Gaston Institute at UMass Boston issued a scathing report on the status of English Language Learners in the Boston Public Schools.