Affordability
Featured Articles
From the CEO: Good Cause for Optimism
Believing in Jewish day schools makes one an optimist. No matter the changing tides or trends, day schools and yeshivas remain our greatest investment for a vibrant Jewish future. The dramatic turnaround that many schools experienced in recent years, as more parents sought out and stuck with day...
From the Board Chair: A Collaborative Approach to Affordability
On our board, we have representatives with significant knowledge and experience from many communities across North America who have taken a collaborative approach to strengthening their schools and to ensuring their long-term sustainability through endowment and other similar initiatives. ...
Working Together to Increase Affordability
The past few years have witnessed not only a significant increase in the number of new tuition models offered by schools or communities of schools, but a near-universal acceptance of the concept of middle-income affordability. Overwhelmingly, schools across North America as well as the individuals...

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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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