Avi Chai

By: Rachel Mohl Abrahams Last month in the Forward, Rachel Burstein wrote about day schools focusing on themes of Jewish persecution. She claims that in her courses in Brooklyn College, she could always identify the day school graduates based on their selections of topics they wished to cover in her world history course: typically, the Holocaust and the Spanish Inquisition.  She is concerned that these students’ view of Jewish history is skewed, that it is … Read More »

When the foundation began work in the social media sphere, as with any other organization, we had our early adopters. Rachel Mohl Abrahams, a senior program officer at the foundation whose portfolio includes educational technology and online learning, is one of them. She has used twitter, facebook and this blog to advance her work and share what she has been learning. And, according to Getting Smart, she is doing a fabulous job. Such a great … Read More »

By: Dan Perla Here’s a fact many day school parents may find surprising. If you’re paying full tuition at a typical day school in the US, you’re still receiving a scholarship. According to data compiled by YU’s Institute for University-School Partnership, it appears that a majority of day schools in five major U.S. communities charge less in gross tuition than it actually costs them to educate a child. This amounts to a scholarship, or subsidy, … Read More »

By: Alicia Post I had the pleasure of attending the Day Schools Social Media Academy graduation where ten NY area schools joined together to reflect on how much they accomplished over the past six months. The graduation ceremony provided the opportunity for the schools to showcase the knowledge and skills they gained through the academy. In case you missed it, you can read more about the academy here. Throughout the evening, the mentors presented awards … Read More »