Podcasts from JFYNetWorks

Busing in the Boston Public Schools, 50th Anniversary

In their Own Words: Paula Paris, Lew Finfer, and Hubie Jones

July 2024 PODCAST – This September will mark the 50th anniversary of Judge Arthur Garrity’s decision to implement busing in the Boston Public Schools as a strategy to desegregate the school system. This past year, JFYNetWorks has featured three individuals who have had direct knowledge and experience in the long struggle for equity in education then and now. This podcast highlights our conversations with JFY’s Deputy Director and Director of Development Paula Paris, community activist Lew Finfer, and civic legend Hubie Jones.

Audrey Schindler, EBHS Joins JFY Podcast and MassCUE Spring Conference

East Boston High School’s Dramatic Academic Progress and New JFY AI Tool

May 2024 PODCAST – This month’s podcast features a preview of a collaborative presentation to take place at the MassCUE Convention on May 31st and June 1st at Polar Park in Worcester. Audrey Schindler, East Boston High School’s Director of ELA and Humanities and Dean of Students, will partner with JFYNetWorks for a presentation on East Boston High’s dramatic academic progress over the past decade. In this podcast she will provide a tantalizing sample of the upcoming presentation.

A New Chapter 'Brockton High School Principal Has Faith'

Kevin McCaskill, ‘I know that we can achieve at high levels’

April 2024 PODCAST – This podcast features newly appointed Brockton High School principal Kevin McCaskill, who began his tenure in Brockton at the start of 2024. Described as “…a new chapter for our entire community” by Mayor Robert Sullivan, McCaskill discusses how Brockton High School was once a beacon of educational excellence in Massachusetts and will beam even brighter in the years ahead.

JFYNetWorks addresses today’s college readiness pursuit by providing focused blended learning programs in high school to help students build the academic skills they need to enter college or technical training earning academic credit. The JFYNetWorks blended program model — infusing specialized online content into the regular curriculum — also facilitates scalability, as the low cost of the online platform can easily be expanded to entire schools. Listen to our podcasts to learn more.