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
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
The domino effect for HS students Only 9% of low-income students earn a college degree. YOU can change that in 2017.
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
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
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
2/29/16 – Boston Globe published a letter to its editor by Gary Kaplan, Executive Director of JFYNetWorks and David Driscoll, former Massachusetts Commissioner of Education in response to the 2/17/16 piece ‘As boomers retire, growth may slow’ by Deirdre Fernandes. Mr. Kaplan and Mr. Driscoll’s published response found here. Your
by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director The new federal education law, the “Every Student Succeeds Act,” reverses 15 years of movement toward national standards and assessments with a Jeffersonian devolution of power to the states. The federal retreat had already been well underway as state after state abandoned the two
This piece was originally published on EDWeek.com’s Blog 11/6/15 By guest blogger Caralee J. Adams Washington High School Principal Damon Smith feels responsible for his graduates beyond the time they leave his building. And he doesn’t want the likelihood of their success in higher education to be a mystery until
Grapes for the Grabbing – employment report trumpets job gains… again by Gary Kaplan, JFYNetWorks Executive Director In the Greek myth, Tantalus is condemned to an eternity of torment. Every time he reaches for the ripe grapes that dangle over his head, the boughs recede from his grasp. This is
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