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College Readiness Alignments

Provide guidance to select online math content to build necessary skills for college readiness. JFY provides custom alignments for different assessments and curricula so that students can build essential skills for immediate needs and their future.

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What is College Readiness? Are You Ready?
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

What is College Readiness?

by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist It goes beyond quantitative data points Measuring “college readiness” is quite the conundrum. Some say it is about test scores, class rank, SAT and GPA. But I think it goes beyond those quantitative data points. While they are all important indicators of skill, there

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Early College initiative
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

MA Early College Initiative Requires Earlier College Readiness

‘Equitable Access’ a Priority Earlier this month a Boston Globe editorial gave a good overview of the state’s new early college initiative. As the editorial points out, the great challenge will be to include low-income students, whose rates of college completion lag far behind more affluent students. The resolution that

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College and Career Readiness through Blended Learning | JFYNetWorks
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Battling Massachusetts’ College Readiness Gap

By David Driscoll and Gary Kaplan We often pride ourselves on the fact that our public schools lead the country in student achievement. We point to ever-increasing MCAS scores, favorable international performance, and historic high school graduation rates. Those achievements are laudable and a tribute to the efforts of many

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Lowell HS students at MCC

College Readiness for a Competitive Workforce

DESE Commissioner’s weekly update:  JFYNetWorks receives $1 mm grant for statewide college readiness program JFYNetWorks (formerly Jobs for Youth) has received a $1 million grant to establish collaborative partnerships between high schools and community colleges.  JFYNetWorks will set up and manage Accuplacer preparation programs in high schools to accelerate and

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Lynn English
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Another Approach To College Readiness Gap

Published  April 10 2014 in CommonWealth Magazine Another approach to college readiness gap Assessment and instruction are key by Gary Kaplan ON A VISIT to Massachusetts last month, US Education Secretary Arne Duncan cautioned against resting on our laurels. Despite the Bay State’s nation-leading test scores, he chided, “Four in

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JFYNetWorks Helping to Bridge the GAP to College and Career
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

$1M for Statewide College Readiness

DESE Commissioner’s weekly update: JFYNetWorks receives $1 mm grant for statewide college readiness program JFYNetWorks (formerly Jobs for Youth) has received a $1 million grant to establish collaborative partnerships between high schools and community colleges.  JFYNetWorks will set up and manage Accuplacer preparation programs in high schools to accelerate and

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Testimonials: The Future of College & Career Readiness with JFYNetWorks
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Previewing the Future of College & Career Readiness with JFYNetWorks

by Gary Kaplan Previewing the Future of College & Career Readiness with JFYNetWorks JFYNetWorks has a clear mission: to empower students and educators with personalized instruction that paves the way for true college and career readiness. In just a few days, we’ll release a new video spotlighting how our approach

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College Career Readiness

College and Career Readiness What is College and Career Readiness? College and Career Readiness is the ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to complete entry-level, credit-bearing college courses or to successfully participate in certificate, apprenticeship, or workplace training programs to enter skilled career pathways. College Readiness Students who

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