Making the Case
Growing the day school movement depends on the support and commitment of advocates who leverage their knowledge and influence to make the case for day school education in a wide number of settings. These resources are gathered to help you advocate for day school education.
General Information
- Facts, Figures, and Statistics
- FAQs about Jewish Day Schools
- Common Misconceptions About Day Schools
- Jewish High School Growth Chart
- National Jewish Population Study Report: Jewish Educational Background: Trends and Variation Among Today's Jewish Adults
- Jewish Education Alphabet Soup: A Compilation of Organizations Dedicated to Strengthening Jewish Day School Education
Documenting the Impact
- The Impact of a Day School Education: A Comparative Analysis of Jewish College Students
- Research Studies on the Impact of Jewish Day School Education: A Brief Summary by Bonnie Hausman and Suzanne Kling
- Buffalo Kadimah School Study of its Graduates
- Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit - The Experience of the Pioneering Graduating Class, 2003 by Marcia Jacobs, Ph.D.
- National Jewish Population Study Report: The Impact of Jewish Education on Adults' Jewish Identity: Schooling, Israel Travel, Camping and Youth Groups
- PEJE Young Leadership Survey
Parent Voices
- Applied Probability: Day School Plus Mazel, by Rachel Brodie
- A Tale of Trade-offs, by Joshua Halberstam
- At Ease, by Rachel Kadish
- So Done Being a Day-School Parent, by Jane Ulman
- The Emess About Ivrit, by Michael Wex
Food for Thought
- "Seize the Day School " - MyJewishLearning.com
- "Jewish Day Schools: The Same as Other Independent Schools but Different " by Steve Lorch, originally published in The Parents League of New York Review 2008
- " 'Just Jewish' Schools" - The Jewish Week, November 12, 2008
- "Resurgent Day-School Movement Dispels Host of Misconceptions" - Jewish Exponent, November 6, 2008
- "This hyphenated life, post three / It costs, but it's worth it
- PEJE Marketing Webinar Series
- Story: The Marketing Tool for Today Marketing Webinar December 16, 2008
- Using Research to Make the Case June 7, 2007
- Getting Everyone on the Same Page: Using Key Messages to Advance Your Day School October 30, 2007
- "St. Louis Day School Sparks Debate--and Advocacy" St. Louis Jewish Light, April, 2007
- "New school warranted" St. Louis Jewish Light, April, 2007
- PEJE CoP conference call transcript responding to WSJ Article "Opting Out of Private Schools"
- PEJE CoP conference call audio responding to WSJ Article "Opting Out of Private Schools"
- "Back to School: In today's multicultural world, parents at many different points on the spectrum of Jewish engagement are choosing to send their children to Jewish day schools." Feature article by Debra Nussbaum Cohen from Jewish Woman magazine (Fall 2005)
- "The Wonders of America: School Daze" Fast Foward piece by Jenna Weissman Joselit in The Forward (9/2/05)
- InterfaithFamily.com Feature on Day Schools
- Day Schools For Reform Jews, Too
- Jewish Day School Growth in Toronto: Freeing Policy and Research From the Constraints of Conventional Sociological Wisdom
- Remarks by the West Wing's Joshua Malina at the 2003 PEJE Donor Assembly
- Remarks by Jeffrey Swartz at the 2003 PEJE Donor & Leadership Assembly Joint Luncheon
Working with Your Community
- Federation Allocation Report: Jewish Day School Education, June 2008
- Federations and Day Schools: Research from the Continental Council
- PEJE Grandparents Focus Group summary
Market Research from Regional Advocacy Groups
Messages that Work
- Why Jewish Day School?
- Common Misconceptions About Day Schools
- Why Be Jewish?
- Common Rebuttals to Requests for Support
- PEJE Day School Philanthropy Research
- Personal Reflections of Cody Harris, day school graduate