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2023
- A Morning of Light in Jewish day school growth, JNS (Jan 2023)
- Barrack, JNF-USA Announce $10 Million Endowment for Study Abroad Program, Jewish Exponent (Jan 2023)
- The Power of Presence: Havruta learning toward original Jewish pedagogy, practice and paradigms, eJP (Jan 2023)
- Milwaukee Students Break Ground on Tiny Home for Vererans, KTVZ (Feb 2023)
- Mandel JDS 8th grader’s book drive creates library in Africa, Cleveland Jewish News (Feb 2023)
- Jewish Day Schools Pledge to Support Tuition Affordability Following School Choice Expansion at Teach Florida Focus Group, OU (April)
- At Milwaukee Jewish Day School, Linsey Kimmel learns with her students, The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (April)
- Milwaukee Jewish Day School dubbed a heart safe school by nationwide initiative, CBS (April)
- Following School Choice Expansion Law, Teach Florida Schools Pledge to Support Tuition Affordability, Jewish Link (April)
- Marcus Foundation Awards $10M Grant to Weber School, Atlanta Jewish Times (April)
- Woodworking class gets real: Jewish Day School Students build a tiny house for veterans, Milwaukee journal sentinel (May)
- Community Day School hires first-ever Middle School Director, Sarasota Patch (May)
- Israel Education Revisited, The Detroit Jewish News (May)
- Perelman Head of School, Mitchell Daar, discusses first year,Jewish Exponent (June)
- Torah Day School Creates Kavod Comes Alive Museum, Atlanta Jewish Times (June)
- BPY Commemorates Juneteenth, The Jewish Link (June)
- Community Day School approved for Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Sarasota FL Patch (June)
- Ilan Ramon welcomes new head of school, The Acorn (June)
- Beth Emet School is celebrating twenty years of Jewish day school excellence, Bending (July)
- TanenbaumCHAT is adding 14 new classrooms to accommodate a Jewish day school enrollment boom in Toronto, The CJN (July)
- A Post-Pandemic Reset for Jewish Educators- Fostering Resilience, Jewish Journal (August)
- Portland Schools Brings “Torah To The Nations” Song Come To Life, Anash (August)
- Enrollment Steady at Detroit Metro’s Jewish Day Schools, The Detroit Jewish News (August)
- Jewish Education is Needed to Stop Assimilation, Algemeiner (September)
- Lander Grinspoon Academy in Northampton names 1st head of school, Daily Hampshire Gazette (September)
- This is how Brandeis Hebrew Academy Reduced its Tuition Charges, Herald Community Newspapers (September)
- Mara Kleiman: Jewish Education and the High Holidays, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (September)
- Day school brings unique Judaic Curriculum for all students, Viera Voice (September)
- Epstein School Celebrates 50th Anniversary, Atlanta Jewish Times (September)
- 4 LA Teachers Surprised with $15,000 Jewish Educator Awards, Patch (September)
- Hillel Academy to Open First Jewish High School, Jewish Press of Pinellas County (Sep)
2022
- The Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School appoints next head of school, STL Jewish Light (Jan 2022)
- Teaching Middle Schoolers To Be Strong Leaders, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- The Rashi School Offers Two New Tuition Incentives, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Meyerland Jewish day schools see increased enrollment during COVID-19 Pandemic, Houston Chronicle (Jan 2022)
- Parents Weigh In: What to Know About Jewish Day School, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Charlotte Jewish Day School experiences enrollment growth, Charlotte Weekly (Jan 2022)
- Why I'm Grateful for Gann Academy, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Upper West Side School takes on Hunger Crisis During Pandemic, WBGO (Jan 2022)
- A Day in the Life of First Grade Rashi Student, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- A Special Education, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Demystifying the Day School Financial Aid Process, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Looking Back At My Day School Education, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- St. Louis families celebrate MLK Day at a drive-through social experience, STL Jewish Light (Jan 2022)
- A Primer on Jewish Day Schools, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Lifetime Friendship Stars at Schechter, Jewish Boston (Jan 2022)
- Gross Schechter Day School 'compassion crew' donates $1,000 to tornado victims, Cleveland Jewish News (Jan 2022)
- NY Jewish school for kids with learning disabilities to inaugurate new campus, The Times of Israel (Feb 2022)
- Skokie students participate as scribe restores Torah that survived Holocaust, Chicago Tribune (Feb 2022)
- How Jewish Day Schools Spotlight Social Justice, Jewish Boston (Feb 2022)
- EHS Makes Day School Affordable for Every Family, Jewish Boston (Feb 2022)
- Partnership Between Hillel Day School and Playworks redefines Recess, The Detroit Jewish News (Feb 2022)
- Jewish day school leader: We read banned books here, STL Jewish Light (Feb 2022)
- Frankel Jewish Academy Introduces Shorashim Grants for all Students' Tuition, The Detroit Jewish News (Feb 2022)
- In Miami, a selective new Jewish school hopes to attract top students, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (Feb 2022)
- BPY's Strassman Named to Prizmah Women's Leadership Cohort, Jewish Link (Feb 2022)
- Reflections of Two Graduates, Jewish Boston (Feb 2022)
- Northwest Yeshiva wins district, advances to state, Mercer Island Reporter (Feb 2022)
- Montreal Teen brings comfort to Ukrainian Refugees, The Forward (March 2022)
- Jewish education can have lifelong impact on children, Cleveland Jewish News (March 2022)
- Farber Hebrew Day School earns Accreditation, The Detroit Jewish News (March 2022)
- Drone Competition in West Hills Has Students Buzzing, nbclosangeles (March 2022)
- Hebrew Academy raises $2.3M at annual tribute dinner, Cleveland Jewish News (March 2022)
- Mandel JDS receives more than $171K in grants, Cleveland Jewish News (March 2022)
- Scheduled acts of random goodness, Schecter celebrates "Yom Kindness and Empathy", Jewish Standard (March 2022)
- NYHS holds first student-led women's Megillah Reading, The Mane Idea (March 2022)
- Dr. Pesha Kletenik to lead Manhattan Day School (March 2022)
- Selling Cupcakes (and more) for Ukraine at Hausner Jewish Day School, Jewish Weekly (April 2022)
- Politz Day School honors 6 local "Women of Impact", Jewish Voices NJ (April 2022)
- Doug Emhoff's pre-Passover prep, Jewish Insider (April 2022)
- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff Made Matzah with a Bunch of Jewish Kids, Kveller (April 2022)
- Northwest Yeshiva HIgh School families will benefit from affordability initiative, Mercer Island Reporter (April 2022)
- Rochelle Zell Model UN earns top team honors for 8th year at national conference, Daily Herald (April 2022)
- SAR Academy Makes Matzoh, The Riverdale Press (April 2022)
- Private metro Atlanta high school receives $19 million donation, Atlanta Journal Constitution (April 2022)
- Students Celebrate Yom Ha'atzmaut Together for First TIme Since Covid-19, Cleveland Jewish News (May 2022)
- HAFTR High School Creates Historical Holocaust Memories Through "Lasting Legacies", Liherald (May 2022)
- The Weber School to build new performing arts center, athletic complex and more, mdjonline (May 2022)
- A '21St century shop' class teaches Jewish day school kids to 3D print, ejewishphilanthropy (May 2022)
- Educators of the Year 2022: The JN Honors the Best and Brightest Teachers in Our Community, Detroit Jewish News (May 2022)
- Tens of thousands march in New York's Israel parade in major show of solidarity, Times of Israel (May 2022)
- Scenes from NYC's Celebrate Israel Parade, which drew 40,000 people, Jewish Telegraphic Agency (May 2022)
- Harnessing the Social Brain at JCDS's Middle School, Jewish Boston (May 2022)
- A "Shark Tank" for Jewish Students, ejewishphilanthropy (May 2022)
- Heilicher Announces Head of School, Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools (May 2022)
- Hebrew Academy Students stand out in various competitions, The Suburban (June 2022)
- Yavne students second in national engineering competition, Cleveland Jewish News (June 2022)
- Jewish Schools Enjoy (almost) Normal Year, Philadelphia Jewish News (June 2022)
- Essay: Hillel in Israel, The Detroit Jewish News (June 2022)
- Ilana Ruskay-Kidd, 50, educator and advocate for those with learning disabilities, NY Jewish Weekly (June 2022)
- New Chabad Inspired School to open in Toronto, COLlive (July 2022)
- Winners of Our Fifth Annual Podcast Contest, New York Times (July 2022)
- Tampa Torah Academy, kollel to open in Tampa Palms, Jewishpress Tampa (July 2022)
- Kohelet Yeshiva Receives $12 Million Gift, Jewish Exponent (July 2022)
- Getting the data on compensation for early childhood educators, EJP (August 2022)
- Portland Chabad School Purchases New Building, Anash (August 2022)
- Day Schools and DEI: A Parent's Perspective, SAPIR (August 2022)
- NBA players' secret practice spot? L.A's Jewish High Schools, Jewish News of Northern California (August 2022)
- What Makes a Day School Great, SAPIR (August 2022)
- Is the Teacher Shortage Affecting Local Day Schools?, Jewish Exponent (August 2022)
- Farber Partners with JFS on Mental Health Initiative, The Jewish News (August 2022)
- How Jewish Day Schools Can recruit Children of Skeptical Parents, Mosiac (August 2022)
- Barrack, Perelman to Debut Husband and Wife Israeli Educators, Philadelphia Jewish Exponent (August 2022)
- High School Students Surprise LA Teacher with car, gas, insurance, ABC7 Los Angeles (August 2022)
- Making the School Year A Success, Baltimore Fishbowl (September 2022)
- A Jewish Day School Teacher Taught Me Everything I Need to Know, Kveller (September 2022)
- New School Opens in Plainview, Syosset Advantage (October 2022)
- Linear Learning: Jewish day school teacher brings math lesson to life with tricycle race, Jewish Herald Voice (November 2022)
- Kellman Brown Academy to grow future leaders through an internship program for students, 70 and 73 (November 2022)
- Schechter Boston’s New Tuition Calculator, JewishBoston (November 2022)
- I Never Thought I’d Send My Kids to Jewish Day School, Jewish Boston (November 2022)
- When Winning Goes Beyond Taking First Place, Bethesda Magazine (November 2022)
- Strengthening Intergenerational Relationships, LA Parent (November 2022)
- Beren Academy Creates New Scholarship Program, Jewish Harold (December 2022)
- Innovative Day School Network Revolutionizes the Way Jewish Children Learn, Crown Heights Info (December 2022)
- How Do You Get 459 Public School Students to Enroll in Jewish Day School? ColLive (December 2022)
- The Changing Landscape of Hebrew Education, Tablet Magazine (December 2022)
- Golda Och Academy Announces Golden Path Grant for Middle and High School Students for 2023-24 School Year (December 2022)
- Denver Jewish teens gather to build the world's largest LEGO Menorah, Denver7abc (December 2022)
- Switching My Kids to This Jewish Day School from Public School Was a Godsend – and Came Just in Time, Kveller (December 2022)
2021
- Charleston's Addlestone Hebrew Academy thrives in face of COVID-19 and anti-Semitism, Post and Courier (January 2021)
- Why One Zoom Class Has Generated a Following, eJewish Philanthropy (January 2021)
- Gesher Jewish Day School’s new head, Aviva Walls, on navigating the pandemic, Washington Jewish Week (January 2021)
- An Orthodox synagogue and a Black church search for shared history with a walk through a once-integrated neighborhood, The Forward (January 2021)
- These students say it’s time to Girl Up, Washington Jewish Week (January 2021)
- New York Jewish nonprofits hopeful pandemic exodus will reverse, Jewish Insider (February 2021)
- Golda Och Academy Receives $10 Million Challenge Gift from Jane and Daniel Och Family Foundation to Support Faculty Excellence, The Village Green (March 2021)
- The Power of Purpose-Driven Schools, Wall Street Journal (July 2021)
- Rabbis of LA, Deborah Schuldenfrei: The 'Wartime' Head of School, Jewish Journal (October 2021)
- Passion for Learning Comes Alive at Chicago Jewish Day School, Chicago Parent (October 2021)
- Everything just works together, Jewish Standard (December 2021)
- The Magic of Making Menschen, Jewish Standard (December 2021)
- Community Day Schools marks golden jubilee, Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle (December 2021)
2020
- Jeff Sammut interviews Bialik teacher, Jennie Kelman, Sirius XM Canada Now (2020)
- San Diego Jewish Academy shifts rapidly to meet needs of students, families, Del Mar Times (March 2020)
- What does school look like without the classroom?, The Globe and Mail (March 2020)
- Calif. School Donates Nearly 2K N95 Masks, Leaving One Doctor 'Almost in Tears', People (March 2020)
- Families seek stability and silver linings as self-isolation continues, Washington Jewish Week (March 2020)
- Our Virtual Heroes by Steve Freedman, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (March 2020)
- Local schools go online, Jewish Standard (March 2020)
- School competition goes virtual due to coronavirus, The Canadian Jewish News (March 2020)
- Families seek stability and silver linings as self-isolation continues, Washington Jewish Week (March 2020)
- How one New York school switched to online learning during its coronavirus closure, JTA (March 2020)
- How SAR switched to online learning during its coronavirus closure, Jewish Standard (March 2020)
- My kids’ Jewish school closed. But here’s why my family’s coronavirus quarantine hasn’t been so bad, JTA (March 2020)
- How Coronavirus Invaded One New York Community: ‘We Weren’t Expecting It to Be Ground Zero’, The Wall Street Journal (March 2020)
- Jewish school 3D-prints face shields for medical professionals battling virus, KYW Philly Radio (March 2020)
- Implementing successful distance learning, FOX 26 Houston (March 2020)
- Implementing distance learning in Houston, KTRK ABC13 News (March 2020)
- Technological solutions to keep connected amid COVID-19 crisis, Global New (March 2020)
- Physically apart, but closer than ever? by Ari Segal, Head of School, Times of Israel (March 2020)
- Yves Saint Laurent, Gucci & the 4 Sons of Passover, Times of Israel (April 2020)
- 10 Tips for a Seamless Virtual Assembly, eJewish Philanthropy (April 2020)
- Jewish Day School Education – Now As Much As Ever by David Zimand, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (May 2020)
- What Dedication Looks Like: The View from Schechter Manhattan, eJewish Philanthropy (May 2020)
- When a Community Shines Through a Calamity, Jewish Exponent (May 2020)
- Community Day School Receives $50,000 for Scholarships, SRQ (May 2020)
- RKYHS Students Attend Private Event With Ambassador Rob Dermer, Jewish Link (May 2020)
- Amid the Pandemic, Jewish Day Schools Survive (And Even Thrive), Jewish Journal (June 2020)
- Retooled approach for special-ed students brings surprising results during distancing era, JTA (June 2020)
- Amid the Pandemic, Jewish Day Schools Survive (And Even Thrive), Jewish Journal (June 2020)
- Michigan Schools Prepare to Resume In-Person Learning, Jewish News (June 2020)
- Retooled approach for special-ed students brings surprising results during distancing era, JTA (June 2020)
- With Class Stuck at Home for COVID-19, Jewish Day School Brings Mobile Graduation Truck, Ceremony to 85 Student Homes, the algemeiner (June 2020)
- Meet the Jewish day school teacher who wagered $18 on ‘Jeopardy!’ and won $50,000, The Forward (June 2020)
- Amid the Pandemic, Jewish Day Schools Survive (And Even Thrive), Jewish Journal (June 2020)
- Here’s how Jewish schools found creative ways to maintain community during COVID lockdown, Arizona Jewish Post (June 2020)
- Michigan Schools Prepare to Resume In-Person Learning, Jewish News (June 2020)
- Prototyping the future in cardboard, Times of Israel (July 2020)
- Back to School 2020 (July 2020)
- Supporting Jewish day schools, Washington Jewish Week (July 2020)
- A Plea from NY’s Jewish Day Schools: Safe Opening Needs a Community Effort, Times of Israel (August 2020)
- Jewish day school educators prep for upcoming school year, LI Herald (August 2020)
- Back to school? Jewish schools plan for uncertain year, Southern Jewish Life Magazine (August 2020)
- Keys to Reopening: Be Flexible. Be Patient., eJewish Philanthropy (August 2020)
- Back to school? Jewish schools plan for uncertain year, Southern Jewish Life Magazine (August 2020)
- Don't skip out on Jewish day school this year. It's an ethical issue, Times of Israel (August 2020)
- Dear Teachers: Let Us All Say ‘Amen’, Times of Israel (August 2020)
- Running a Jewish day school just got a lot more expensive — and parents shouldn’t be the only ones paying the price, JTA (August 2020)
- A rabbi and dad is starting an online Jewish day school to help families get through the pandemic, JTA (August 2020)
- Jewish day school educators prep for upcoming school year, LI Herald (August 2020)
- Tips for Virtually Engaging Millennial Families with your Institution, eJewish Philanthropy (August 2020)
- Westchester’s Leffell School Develops Covid-19 Product Solutions, Times of Israel (August 2020)
- Jewish day schools open for the year with new safety precautions and plans for possible closures, JTA (September 2020)
- It’s an old-growth forest. It’s also home to a Washington school’s first foray into outdoor learning amid COVID-19, The Seattle Times (September 2020)
- Navigating Disappointment as a Jewish Leader, eJewish Philanthropy (September 2020)
- Bad hair day: A back-to-school blessing, Times of Israel (September 2020)
- Building Online Community During a Pandemic by Becoming Slackers, eJewish Philanthropy (September 2020)
- Toddler gets bone marrow from Jewish day school principal after his school’s registry drive, The Forward (September 2020)
- Schools Reopen to In-Person Learning, but Teachers Work From Home, Wall Street Journal (September 2020)
- Masks, Floor Decals, Mute Buttons: How Schools Are Scrambling to Open, New York Times (September 2020)
- Resilience in the Face of Adversity, eJewish Philanthropy (October 2020)
- Leadership Matters, by Steve Freedman, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (October 2020)
- Masking Truth, by Steve Freedman, Head of School (eJewish Philanthropy) (October 2020)
- A San Diego Jewish Day School has it’s eye on sustainability, with a massive new solar project, The Forward (December 2020)
- Learning for A Legend: Honoring Rabbi Sacks z”l, eJewish Philanthropy (December 2020)
- COVID’s Silver Lining for One Jewish Day School, eJewish Philanthropy (December 2020)
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