N.J. Hebrew Charter Wins State Commissioner Support
Debra Rubin and Julie Wiener New Jersey Jewish News/New York Jewish Week East Brunswick’s Hatikvah facing last-minute legal battle but has won the backing of state attorney general.With New Jersey’s...
View ArticleFor Charters’ Jewish Cousins, So Near, So Far
Julie Wiener Associate Editor The tricky relationship between Hebrew charter schools and their religious after-school programs.Inside the Kings Bay Y, a modest, postwar, two-story Jewish community...
View ArticleTeaneck Charter Sparking Fresh Debate
Julie Wiener Associate Editor Opening salvos issued for and against Bergen County school; Washington Heights next for Hebrew-language school?By September 2012, there may well be a Hebrew charter...
View ArticleTeaneck Parents Eyeing Public (School) Option
Julie Wiener Associate Editor As Englewood Hebrew charter school moves forward, increased buzz about a previously unthinkable option. Soon after Jason “Yitzi” Flynn transferred his 10-year-old son...
View ArticleCharter Schools Get Cash, But One Is Nixed
Julie Wiener Associate Editor Two yet-to-be-opened Hebrew charter schools in New Jersey each received federal grants of $200,000 and were among only 23 charter schools nationally to receive the...
View ArticleThe Ravitch Switch: Searching for Answers to the Radical Transformation of...
Ever since her fierce polemic against the school reform movement, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” which came out last year, Diane Ravitch has become an ubiquitous voice in the...
View ArticleThe Ravitch Switch: Searching for Answers to the Radical Transformation of...
Ever since her fierce polemic against the school reform movement, “The Death and Life of the Great American School System,” which came out last year, Diane Ravitch has become a ubiquitous voice in the...
View ArticleHebrew Charter School As Growth Industry
Julie Wiener Associate Editor Former Florida Rep. Peter Deutsch’s burgeoning network of schools is toeing the church-state line, and could greatly affect American Jewish life.Boynton Beach, Fla. — As...
View ArticleNew Hebrew Charter School Approved In San Diego
Julie Wiener Associate Editor San Diego City Schools voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a charter for Kavod, a Hebrew charter school slated to open in September.Modeled on Brooklyn’s Hebrew...
View ArticleHarlem Hebrew Charter Approved
Julie Wiener Associate Editor A Hebrew charter school in Harlem may sound akin to an African-American-themed school in Borough Park or Jerusalem.But Harlem Hebrew Language Academy Charter — whose...
View ArticleFour Hebrew Charters Open; Original School Under Review
Julie Wiener Associate Editor Two new Hebrew charter school opened their doors Monday, collectively enrolling approximately 300 students in kindergarten and first grade.read more
View ArticleCivil Rights Lawyer Tapped To Promote Hebrew Charter Schools
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer In ‘dream job,’ New Yorker Jonathan Rosenberg will seek out new partnerships, raise center’s profile. Jonathan Rosenberg does not have an extensive background in charter...
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