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JFY supporters sweeten student futures
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

JFY Supporters Sweeten Student Futures

Ice cream sundaes seal the deal by Gary Kaplan The end of the year is a time for reflection and assessment. Looking back over these past two years, we have much to be grateful for. We have survived the greatest disruption in memory and students are now enrolling in JFYNet

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Kevin Macdonald, JFY Board of Directors
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Kevin Macdonald sees social justice in JFY’s programs

“It just wasn’t fair.” Our December 16 podcast featured members of the JFYNetWorks Board of Directors, who come from a variety of backgrounds and provide their insight and expertise to staff. Their dedication to JFYNetWorks adds up to over 75 combined years of service. The board of directors of a

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Thanksgiving Proclamations The dialogue of hope
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Thanksgiving Proclamations

The dialogue of hope by Gary Kaplan Giving thanks is a primordial human behavior. Ancient sacrificial rituals served the dual purpose of expressing gratitude for survival in a hostile environment and beseeching omnipotent deities to ensure future survival. These rites were the earliest form of insurance policy. Representations in image

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War and Peace, The Meaning of Veterans Day
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War and Peace, The Meaning of Veterans Day

by Gary Kaplan On November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed “Armistice Day” in commemoration of the signing one year before of the ceasefire that silenced the guns of The Great War. His proclamation read:

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The Origins of Blended Learning
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The Origins of Blended Learning

by Gary Kaplan Clayton Christensen’s contribution to education The term Blended Learning has its origin in work done by Clayton Christensen and his colleagues at the Harvard Business School in the 1990s and early 2000s. They coined the term Disruptive Innovation, a coinage that has seeped into the nooks and

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Inland Steel Revisited. Is education keeping pace with automation?
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Inland Steel Revisited

Is education keeping pace with automation? by Gary Kaplan photo by Matthew Kaplan Skills and the Workplace: The Lesson of Inland Steel was our Labor Day post in 2016. Its two main themes are even more relevant five years later: technology is transforming the skill content of work; and post-secondary

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Roadmap to Recovery II
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Roadmap to Recovery II

by Gary Kaplan Helping Teachers Implement Acceleration We all know that the coming year will be the most challenging in memory because of the effects of the covid shutdown. Learning loss, or unfinished learning, has disrupted attainment of grade-level skills, aggravated achievement gaps and delayed college plans. Commissioner Riley has

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