Proven Results Measurable progress in English and math — even when statewide outcomes decline. In the years following the pandemic, few districts have fully recovered lost ground in English and math. In 2025, Massachusetts remained 8.3 points below its 2021 average in English (ELA) and 2.6 points lower in math.
Education at a Turning Point: Dusk or Dawn in the Age of AI Read More AI That Amplifies the Teacher’s Voice – JFY AI Podcast Read More JFY staff reflect on veterans in their families Read More Scroll Down What We Do JFYNetWorks helps young people build reading, writing and
by Gary Kaplan JFY’s next round of innovation Change and Challenge JFYNetWorks was founded in 1976, the bicentennial year, to help out-of-school youth find jobs. As the economy changed through the 80s and 90s, the skills required to succeed in our labor market escalated. Work was shifting from physical to
Whitepaper: Learning Loss Recovered How JFY Raised Achievement, Closed Gaps, Recovered Learning Loss SUBMIT FOR FREE DOWNLOAD Worry about learning loss still keeps us up at night, three full years after the pandemic’s onset. But there are signs of hope. Some JFYNetWorks partner schools actually recovered all of their learning
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
Scholar, Educator, Historian, Activist by Paula Paris Black History Month 2022 coincides with a celebration of the life and works of scholar, educator, and historian Bob Hayden, who passed away on January 23 just thirteen days after his son Kevin was sworn in as Suffolk County District Attorney. A quiet,
We promised to NEVER FORGET JFYNet staff remembering that fateful day. Paula Paris September 11, 2001, was a day that changed the narrative of life in the United States as we once knew it. Wars were always fought somewhere else. The attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon,
by Greg Cunningham Collaboration with Bridgewater State and Durfee High leads to a 4-year scholarship On Saturday, June 26 the Red Sox beat the Yankees 4-2, but the high point of the evening was a pre-game ceremony honoring this year’s Red Sox Scholars. One of the honorees standing on the
JFYNet Learning Specialists reflect on their experiences during the Covid 19 shutdown
Hats off to the Class of 2020 from Cathie, Eileen, Joan and Greg Cathie When I graduated from high school, our class motto was “At this peak we begin climbing.” My message to this year’s graduates is, You have climbed the peak! Congratulations! As you stand there, you look back
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