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There Comes a Time We Must Come Together, WE Are The World
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

There comes a time

by Greg Cunningham The world must come together “Check your egos at the door.” This sign, inscribed by Quincy Jones, greeted 46 world-famous singers who showed up  at the A&M Studios in Los Angeles the night of January 28, 1985, to record We Are the World for USA For Africa

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Pandemic politics and science denial: how to measure a year
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

And yet it moves

by Greg Cunningham Pandemic politics and science denial: how to measure a year When the number came on the screen the song popped into my head: Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes How do you

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Give Rise College and Career Readiness is Life Readiness
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JFY Helps Teachers Give Rise to Student Success

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

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Giving thanks in a socially distanced year
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Giving Thanks in a Socially Distanced Year

by Gary Kaplan This will be a Thanksgiving like no other. Our customary rituals of gathering and sharing will be at best constrained, at worst cancelled. The very idea of social distancing is antithetical to the spirit of the season.

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Cracks in the Bedrock, The destabilizing effects of inequality
- Authored by: Gary Kaplan

Cracks in the Bedrock. The Destabilizing Effects of Inequality

by Gary Kaplan History doesn’t repeat itself, Mark Twain observed, but it often rhymes. Because of our peculiar history, the current calls for redirection of police funding to social programs fall with a familiar cadence at JFYNetWorks. We are often asked what JFY stands for. It stands for Jobs For

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Math skills. Not just a passing grade requirement, but essential for life after school
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Math skills. Not Just a Passing Grade Requirement [VIDEO]

These skills are essential for life after school There are basically two types of people in the world: those who already love math, and those who don’t love it yet. In this webinar, we explore why math skills are important, not just to pass required math classes, but also for

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Star Light, Star Bright… Use the Force
- Authored by: Greg Cunningham

Star Light, Star Bright… Use the Force

Is it the end? Or just a pause for regeneration? by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist On the night of December 18, 2019, a piece of my childhood came to an end. Though I would not be shocked if Disney found a way some day to resurrect the Star Wars

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Stress and Pressure: Helping Students Navigate
- Authored by: Eileen Wedegartner

Stress and Pressure: Helping Students Navigate

We need to help them manage expectations effectively. by Eileen Wedegartner, Blended Learning Specialist Growing up, I remember there were high school students around me who had either attempted to take their own life or had done so. As a teen, it shook me to think that anyone felt that

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