by Greg Cunningham Grade-level skills help students raise achievement, close gaps. No cost to schools. There has been much discussion of standardized testing lately with opponents and proponents making their cases loudly online, in print, and in person at the State House. The discussion has been going on in Massachusetts
Pandemic loss eliminated; achievement gaps closed. by Gary Kaplan As we enter the new year and move toward spring, JFY reiterates our offer of FREE academic support in the form of our JFYNet online tutoring program. The attached blog post and links summarize our post-pandemic history. We have had encouraging
Should you take a year off after high school? by Joan Reissman, Blended Learning Specialist If you’re a senior, you are probably thinking about college. The traditional pattern has been to attend college right after high school, but many students now are taking a year off before enrolling in college.
by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning SPECIALIST In this age of data, we have to measure our students’ skills through assessments, formative and summative. As educators we know the value of measurement, for students and teachers; but students do not always see the value in being measured.
The need for a higher-skilled workforce is real. by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director The March state employment report (released in late April) focuses on two concerns: weak job growth and a shortage of skilled workers. Job growth waxes and wanes from month to month, but the skilled worker shortage
Workplace Skills Then and Now: The Lesson of Inland Steel by Gary Kaplan “Sorry, son, we can’t hire you. You’re overqualified.” Thus ended my career as a steelworker. The place was Inland Steel in East Chicago, Indiana. The time was the 1970s. I was looking for an interim job while
Pre-medial interventions for college-going students while they’re still in high school – Join the Fordham Institute on TKTK for a live discussion with JFYNetWorks on how we can ensure that students make it to college with the skills to succeed.
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
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
The skills gap persists by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director Labor Day weekend kicked off, appropriately, with the national Employment Report. It was underwhelming. Job and wage growth held their sluggish pace. Commentaries ranged from “steady as she goes” to “more noise than signal” to “disappointing though hardly catastrophic.” A
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