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Speaker DeLeo, JFY’s Chairman Otis Gates and Others Reminisce

JFYNetWorks board and staff enjoyed the company of House Speaker Robert DeLeo at a recent event in Boston. JFY Chairman Otis Gates and the Speaker shared reminiscences of their mutual alma mater,#BostonLatinSchool. Left to Right: Otis Gates, JFY Board Chairman; Susan Dunnigan, Board Secretary; House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo; Kevin

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JFYNet Partner School Spotlight
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JFYNet Partner School Spotlight

JFYNet Partner School Spotlight By Patti Parisella, JFYNetWorks Fiscal Director Our #JFYNetPartnerSchool spotlight series features stories about our partner schools and the good work they do for students and their communities. What do you think of when you hear the words “college and career readiness”?  Do you think of pathways

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Diversity relies on deeper talent pool in Boston
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Diversity Relies On Deeper Talent Pool In Boston Business

How to Achieve Diversity in Boston and Massachusetts Business by Gary Kaplan, Executive Director of JFYNetWorks and David Driscoll, former Massachusetts Commissioner of Education. | Originally published by the Boston Business Journal on 11/11/16. See the original post here. Speaking to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce last month, Mayor

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MA Students Need Our Help, JFYNetWorks Joins #GivingTuesday Movement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Patti Parisella JFYNetWorks 617-338-0815 x 222 PParisella@jfynet.org JFYNetWorks joins the Global #GivingTuesday Movement pledges to prepare urban youth for successful college entry without the need for remedial courses. Boston, MA November 23, 2016 – JFYNetWorks has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving that harnesses the

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Madison Park Technical Vocational High School Student
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Don’t Scrap Madison Park

It’s Time for Madison Park To Get Some Respect by Gary Kaplan The Boston Globe Magazine’s recent article on vocational education (School of Work, 10/2/16) came down like a ton of raw concrete on Boston’s Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.  One commentator blamed Madison Park for “vocational education’s tarnished

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Workplace skills then and now: The Lesson of Inland Steel
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Skills and the Workplace: The Lesson of Inland Steel

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

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JFYNetWorks Staff
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

JFYNetWorks Staff Wrap Up Year

JFYNetWorks Staff Wrap Up Year With Thanks by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director The school year isn’t over until you’ve counted up the numbers. Last week, the staff of JFYNetWorks finished tallying the results of the 2015-16 year. We had over 3600 students working on college readiness in our 13

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The Giving Common: The Gift That Informs Giving

The Giving Common is Your Place for Informed Giving in Massachusetts by Paula Paris, JFYNetWorks Deputy Director JFYNetWorks is proud to announce our newly published profile now featured on The Giving Common, and we invite you to visit us there. In our profile you will find the most current and

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