Day school closings reveal troubling pattern
The string of day school closures isn’t a series of isolated events, but a pattern. Indeed, it’s a clarion call of piercing alarms portending future communal calamity.
After CHAT tuition cut, Orthodox high school offers own tuition relief
Bnei Akiva Schools will be offering middle-income parents an “unconditional subsidy” next year, bringing tuition close to the discounted price being offered at the Anne and Max Tanenbaum Community Hebrew Academy of Toronto.
A tale of two (Jewish) cities: struggles north vs. south of Steeles
North of Steeles Avenue in Toronto, Jewish community hubs thrive while day schools struggle with enrolment. South of Steeles, the story is almost completely the opposite.
Ontario funding policies threaten Jewish education
Ontario remains the only province that refuses to contribute funding to the general studies portion of the curriculum of non-Catholic denominational schools.
Busting open the door to lower day school tuition
It’s unrealistic to assume the day school tuition crisis can be solved with a $15 million donation. Yet the door of tuition assistance is ajar, and we must all work together to open it far and wide.
Jewish school crisis could be just the shake-up community needs
Now that we realize the future of our community is in grave jeopardy, perhaps this sad moment will uncover dormant resources and create opportunities for partnerships.
GUEST VOICE: TanenbaumCHAT tuition cut important first step
At the recent TanenbaumCHAT town hall, the more we listened, the more it underscored for us that the consolidation is only a part of the larger challenge of the affordability of Jewish education.
Letter: Without Jewish education, what Jewish future?
We should feel a sense of failure for every Jewish child who will no longer have access to a Jewish high school education due to poor financial planning – or worse, poor management of available resources.
Does being a traditional Jew have to mean living in debt?
Between paying to live in a Jewish neighbourhood, buying Kosher food and shelling out for day school and synagogue fees, can you live a traditional Jewish lifestyle without breaking the bank?
The day school tuition crisis is reaching a tipping point
It’s not the system itself that needs fixing – though improvements are always possible – but access for parents to it
