Category
Education
Jewish education event in Paris is overbooked
Some 6,000 young Jewish leaders applied for slightly more than 1,000 spots at a European education and youth assembly to be held in Paris. Those who lost reserved spots at next week\’s conference will be the first invited to the next event of the European Council of Jewish Communities, according to a statement by the organization. The participants from across Europe will converge on Disneyland Paris April 3-4 for the ECJC\’s inaugural Jewish Education and Youth General Assembly.
Student files ‘hostile environment’ complaint against York
A York University student filed a complaint with Ontario\’s Human Rights Tribunal alleging the university tolerated an environment hostile to Jews. Sammy Katz claims that he and other students were subject to physical and verbal abuse at a pro-Israel event on the university\’s Toronto campus in February 2010.
Grant contest will award Jewish day schools new classroom technology
Jewish day schools in the Los Angeles area have until April 1 to take part in a unique contest that will award grants of up to $25,000 for cutting-edge classroom technology and programs.
The Berlin Wall of education
The first line in the letter I received from my local school district screamed: “Our children need your help now!” Apparently, the district is facing yet another round of budget cuts from Sacramento and is turning to parents to “raise at least $1,000,000 by the end of March … TO PROTECT TEACHER JOBS.”
Pittsburgh day schools offering free tuition
Pittsburgh\’s Jewish day schools are offering free tuition to new students in grades 3-11 for the coming school year.