2011-12 Day School Enrollment: Press Release

by | Dec 13, 2011

The question raised frequently in the press and around day school tables across the country has been how the recent and lingering economic crisis is affecting day school enrollments, with widespread predictions of significant enrollment decline, including in the...

Fair Share Tuition—Equitable But Not Sustainable

by | Nov 8, 2011

By: Dan Perla A recent article in The Forward entitled “School Tuition Should Be Based on Income” by Aurora Mendelsohn, makes the case for income-based tuition policies for Jewish day schools. The article advocates for a fair share tuition scale that would be akin to...

For Whom the Full (Day School) Tuition Bell Tolls

by | Oct 6, 2011

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...

Parsonage – Not Just for Rabbis

by | Sep 13, 2011

If you’re wondering what’s happening with this idea in the field today, see this updated post. By: Dan Perla Here’s a little-discussed idea that has the potential to save day schools and/or their teachers some money—allowing certain female Judaic studies...

An observation on the Ben Gamla Boom

by | Aug 30, 2011

Many Jewish groups, from day schools and foundations to newspapers and listservs, are watching the Hebrew Language Charter School movement closely. Emerging just a few years ago, these schools have garnered both interest and support, especially in the economically...
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