PEJE believes that day schools are essential for fostering an engaged Jewish people for an enduring future. PEJE is dedicated to impacting the day school field by offering knowledge and resources to foster financial sustainability and affordability.
SAT Scores? Jewish Identity? What Else You Got?
In his newest blog, Ross Bloom, PEJE’s Program Associate for Regional Advocacy, advises day school advocates to expand their ways of thinking about—and marketing—the value of Jewish day school. Read more.
Rethinking the “School” in Day School
“What’s needed is a far-reaching reconception of the nature of school, one less aligned with the strictures of American success and more aligned with Jewish culture and values and a larger vision of educational excellence.” So says Dr. Jonathan Woocher in this thoughtful essay about rethinking the conventional paradigm of schooling.
Gift Lets Milwaukee School Subsidize Fees
What a difference one gift makes! Read this story to learn how an anonymous donor has transformed the Milwaukee Jewish Day School by offering fully subsidized tuition for new students entering first through seventh grades in the 2012-13 school year.
Day School People MUST Read this Lost Classic by Cynthia Ozick. Now.
The Cannibal Galaxy, published by Cynthia Ozick in 1983, is “perhaps the only work by a major American writer to be set in a Jewish day school.” With mini-narratives about leadership succession, school name changes, hiring and assessing teachers, and more, you’ll agree that this lost classic is a must-read for day school leaders. Read more.