Affordability
Prizmah Columns
From the CEO: Good Cause for Optimism
From the Board Chair: A Collaborative Approach to Affordability
Working Together to Increase Affordability
In This Issue
Affordability
So many factors play into parents’ decision about whether a day school is affordable. For some, the first step is committing to making their children’s Jewish education a top priority, while for others, it may be a matter of becoming aware of the school and opening their minds to learning about it. Some parents may visit the school, fall in love with it, and consider if and how they can afford it; others might be reluctant to cross the threshold entirely and deal with the financial issues. Our schools all have families who can easily afford tuition, families who simply cannot, and everything in between. Just as each person’s Jewish journey is unique, so too is each family’s road to a school and its reckoning with matters of affordability. ...
About This Issue
Recent years have seen a new flourishing of initiatives to promote the affordability of Jewish schools. Schools, federations and foundations are experimenting with programs designed to lower the barrier to entry and to retain families for the duration of their children's schooling. Read too about efforts to augment the affordability of the teaching profession, from tuition discounts to endowments for teacher salaries.
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School Feature
Our Greatest Value Lies in...
When I think about our yeshiva, the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County’s greatest value, the first thing that comes to my mind is how we treat each individual. This applies to students, academic faculty, non-academic faculty, support staff and parents. Our motto is: Chanoch le-na‘ar al-pi darko, which means: Teach each child according to his own way (Mishlei/Proverbs 22:6). ...
Affordability in the Field and Communities
Affordability in Schools
Affordability for Teachers
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