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Transforming Learning One Student at a Time JFYNetWorks has a clear mission: empower students and educators with personalized instruction that paves the way for true college and career readiness. This new video spotlights how our approach helps learners from diverse backgrounds achieve academic success—and prepares them for what lies beyond

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The Quest for Educational Equity in Massachusetts
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

The  Quest for Educational Equity in Massachusetts

by Eileen Wedegartner How far have we come? How far do we still have to go? The United States of America is anchored in the belief that every citizen stands equal before the law. This foundation, that America is a land where aspirations can become a reality for anyone, has

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New School Year, New Challenge, Raise Achievement
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

New Year, New Challenges

by Gary Kaplan Blended academic support helps teachers focus and differentiate, raise achievement and close gaps As we move into the new school year, the pandemic still casts its shadow over our classrooms.   Media articles and academic reports stretching back to the spring of 2020 have documented the efforts of

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Impacts of Learning on Earning
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Impacts of Learning on Earning   

by Gary Kaplan Perspectives on pandemic loss and prospects for recovery The New Year is upon us, and education promises to be as much a front-page story as it was in the Old Year. From learning loss to late buses, school committee politics to teacher shortages, hardly an edition went

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JFY closes achievement gaps for high needs students.
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

High Needs Students Are Closing Achievement Gaps

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

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Ketanji Brown Jackson
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

“The one activity that best prepared me for future success”

by Greg Cunningham The influence of high school speech competition on Ketanji Brown Jackson High school speech and debate is one of the best kept secrets in American education. Most people have no idea that from late September until April or May, on just about every Saturday morning, thousands of

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Brother Bechner, The impact of a teacher on a student’s life
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Math or English? The Fateful Choice of a Path

The impact of a teacher on a student’s life by Greg Cunningham For most of my days in middle and high school, English was my worst subject. It wasn’t the reading; I can never remember a time when I wasn’t reading a book. From the Hardy Boys series to the

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Cynthia Laroche
- Authored by: Joan Reissman

A Hard Road Traveled Leads to Success

Cynthia Laroche, Part II by Joan Reissman When you’ve been working with students for a long time, you meet many different personalities. Once in a while, a student stands out. Cynthia Laroche is one of those students. I first met Cynthia in 2013 when she was a student at Cambridge

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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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Inland Steel Revisited. Is education keeping pace with automation?
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

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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