Day Schools

1st-ever Solomon Schechter school in North America goes Orthodox

Solomon Schechter of Queens, New York, the first-ever school to take on the iconic name, rebrands as an Orthodox day school.

Chicago day school organizes special trip to Israel

How this Jewish Chicago day school pulled off a last-minute, multi-generational Israel service trip.

The Holocaust and the growth of Jewish Day Schools in America

In Tribute to Rav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz and Dr. Joseph Kaminetsky, Torah pioneers in America.

Man burns Israeli flags outside Jewish day school in Montreal

Vandals film themselves ripping out Israeli flags and burning them on Israel's 75th birthday.

Florida's Day Schools put us to shame

No Jewish child should be left behind.

NY lawmaker calls for increased funding for Jewish schools

State Committee on Education chair Michael Benedetto urges more money for day schools, especially for science, technology and math.

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Israel won’t save the Jewish People: Day Schools will

Students internalize the Jewish values the schools promote and bring them home to their families a new book shows. Op-ed.

New York: Former school executive accused of embezzling over $8m

Former school executive allegedly stole more than $8 million from a Long Island Jewish day school.

This Long Island community saved its school - by buying it

Long Island leaders and parents save a Jewish day school by buying it. 'It's an essential part of Jewish life in central Long Island.'

This is how Jewish day schools balanced Lag Ba'omer with tragedy

At Jewish day schools, principals struggle with how to celebrate Lag b’Omer and commemorate the tragedy at Meron.

Toronto area day school violating COVID regs loses UJA funding

Toronto area Jewish school had continued to operate in-person classes after provincial health guidelines banned in-class learning.

A way forward for Jewish Day Schools in today's new world

Experts weigh in on what to do so that US Jewish Day Schools can open safely in September, and what Israel's schools can do now. Op-ed..

Yes to Judaic passing grades.Now.

These Jewish day schools teach students to be innovators

Day schools applying science and technology lens to Jewish studies.

How day schools are making Jewish learning fun

Judaic studies teachers are making text-based learning come alive with simple yet unique games.

Jewish schools say computers in the classroom bring down costs

Embraced by low-tuition Jewish schools, ‘blended learning’ now catching on more widely.

Combating assimilation: The fight for American Jewish youth

New middle school curriculum offers students a way to connect to Israel and their Jewish roots.

Jewish school enrollment in NY up by 4.4 percent in one year

Enrollment in New York State’s Jewish day schools and yeshivas increased by 4.4 percent last year.