with Gary Kaplan, narrated by Greg Cunningham Missing voices in the classroom… Does not make good sense In this month’s podcast, Executive Director Gary Kaplan continues our conversation with Hubie Jones. A recent recipient of the Norman B. Leventhal City Builder Award from the organization A Better City, Hubie continues to
by Cathie Maglio Close collaboration sweetened by cookies When I read the Boston Globe article about East Boston High School I felt a rush of pride and a burst of memories. The memories ranged back seven years, the length of time I have been working at East Boston High as
Getting back to pre-pandemic levels by Joan Reissman and Gary Kaplan Educators everywhere are working hard to bring students back up to pre-pandemic achievement levels. The brightest spotlight remains focused on equitable outcomes for at-risk groups. In a previous post, MCAS Maven Joan Reissman illustrated that East Boston High School
by Cathie Maglio Math teacher chose home turf over pro gridiron Let me re-introduce you to a teacher I know at East Boston High School. I wrote about Tyrone Figueroa in 2018 in the blog post How Tyrone came to be a teacher. He was recently featured in the Boston
By Greg Cunningham “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” -Martin Luther King, Jr. Today is an appropriate time to reflect on one of Thomas Jefferson’s many memorable maxims: “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority
by Joan Reissman The secret sauce of success In my last post, I referred to the overwhelming volume of data produced by MCAS testing and pledged to dig deeper. Here is my next excavation. We will delve into the performance of East Boston High School (EBHS). The Boston Public Schools
Bucking the downward trend by Joan Reissman and Cathie Maglio This month’s podcast celebrates the MCAS results of two JFYNetWorks Partner schools: East Boston High School, an open enrollment Boston Public School, and Northeast Metro Tech, located in Wakefield and serving students from 11 surrounding communities. We feature JFY’s own Cathie
by Joan Reissman Sunlight Through the MCAS Clouds The 2022 MCAS results confirmed what was already well known: pandemic learning loss is broad and deep. Students in every grade scored lower in both English and math than in 2019, the last test before the pandemic. (There was no MCAS in
by Joan Reissman Continuing JFY’s salute to Hispanic Americans’ contributions to the country and the world Mario Molina 1943– 2020 Have you ever given much thought to the ozone layer? Do you think it’s important? Mario Molina, a Nobel prize-winning scientist, dedicated much of his scientific research to the ozone
by Joan Reissman Hispanic American Heritage Month If asked to identify a famous Hispanic American, almost everybody can name JLo. But many other Hispanic Americans have made contributions in many fields. September 15 to October 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month. Although many Latinx people have had long and winding roads
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