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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
by Gary Kaplan How JFY’s dedicated staff helped teachers and students beat the shutdown When schools closed in March of last year, it was unclear whether or how classes could continue. No one had anticipated the need for a transition to full-time online instruction. (Why would they?) But teachers in
Early College Info Session, BMC Durfee High School Dual Enrollment with Bridgewater State University
Pandemic exposed a lack of access to technology for some Boston families. DECEMBER 2020 PODCAST – This month’s podcast is the second part of the conversation between Executive Director Gary Kaplan and Kevin McCaskill, the Executive Director of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, the only Vocational High School in
College and Career Readiness is Life Readiness JFYNetWorks closes the college readiness gap by helping young people build the skills to climb the ladder into college and on to jobs and careers. We give them the tools to do the hard work of turning their dreams into reality. That is
by Eileen Wedegartner, JFYNet Learning Specialist Is college still necessary? The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many people to decide to take a year off from higher education. The ballooning price of college tuition combined with the uncertain job outlook for recent college graduates make this decision understandable. But a longer
by Joan Reissman, JFY Learning Specialist Standards-based instruction includes MCAS, SAT, grade-level skills MCAS is back on the schedule for the current school year. Teachers are struggling to cope with remote and hybrid learning models, and to comprehend the impact of six months’ learning loss. JFYNet is adapting its connected
If eligible, don’t wait till June by Joan Reissman, MCAS Maven If you are eligible to take the Biology MCAS in February, you should definitely consider doing it. As with any test required for graduation, you want to give yourself as many chances as possible to pass. The February test
Old Year, New Year, New Decade. Same Story. by Gary Kaplan For readers of education and workforce journalism, the turn of the decade was neatly bracketed by two articles that summed up the year’s main themes: low student performance and labor shortage. First was a New York Times piece on
by Cathie Maglio, Blended Learning Specialist A teacher is not unlike a gardener. Time flies so quickly, especially as we get older. It’s now fall and a new school year is underway. Last weekend as I prepared my garden for winter I started to think about how educators are like
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