The Legacies of Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Charles Mingus and Marian Anderson by Joan Reissman Music brings joy to all our lives and Black musicians have been significant contributors of that enlivening emotion. As we recognize notable people during Black History Month, we should remember that Black musicians have played an
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 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
JFY Staff Share Theirs Autumn in New York by Joan Reissman It’s been a long time since I had a first day of school, but memories have a long shelf life. I’ve always been a clothes horse and always loved shopping. Getting new outfits was something I looked forward to
By Joan Reissman Test prep can’t replace learning math but practice is a way to strengthen skills and build knowledge. Summer is long in the tooth, which means fall will be here soon. As much as we want to cling to our beach blankets, it’s time to think about the
By Joan Reissman Of the four MCAS science tests, most students choose Biology In three weeks, Massachusetts students will be taking the new Next Generation MCAS 2.0 science tests for the first time. The last administration of the old Legacy MCAS Biology test was in February. That was the last
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