Day Schools

By Paul Bernstein The recent piece “What Do Day Schools Do” is a welcome call to action for data-based decision-making. Day schools, like most institutions in the social sector, are mission-driven organizations, and are actively engaged in assessment to inform and improve the w … [Read more...] about Assessment-driven Growth in Jewish Day Schools and Yeshivas

By Zev Eleff and Alex Jakubowski In December 2002, in a Forward article, the late Jonathan Woocher admonished the Jewish day school community. He declared that “great Jewish education doesn’t happen serendipitously.” Woocher demanded that schools “experiment,” “assess,” and the … [Read more...] about What Do Day Schools Do?

By Jane Taubenfeld Cohen “I barely see my family - my days are spent in school and my nights in meetings.”“I was recently admonished for being late to shul on Shabbos.”“I don’t know how to stop the gossip that is spreading throughout the community about my family - especially m … [Read more...] about When School Leaders Fail: It is in Our Hands

By Rabbi Jethro Berkman In the face of the shifting sands of Jewish identity in contemporary America, Jewish day schools urgently need to answer the question: “what is the value-added of Jewish day school education?” For some families, mostly the highly-Jewishly-engaged, the r … [Read more...] about Day School Education for Student Thriving

Thanks to the Open Door program, which cuts tuition in half at San Diego Jewish Academy for Kindergarten and 9th grade, and maintains that reduction for those students for four years, more families are finding a top Jewish private school education affordable. With high … [Read more...] about San Diego Jewish Academy Expands Tuition Affordability Program