by Dr. Harry Bloom | Dec 17, 2015 | 21st-century learning, Admissions, Affordability, Board Leadership, Day Schools, Development, Field Advocacy and Advancement, Leadership, PEJE Programs
It is that time of year. Secular New Year’s resolution time. Since I spend most of my waking hours managing the PEJE Atidenu Recruitment & Retention and Governance & Fundraising Academy programs (generously co-funded by The AVI CHAI Foundation), my New Year’s...
by Jim Blankstein | Dec 11, 2015 | Day Schools
Boston, MA – December 10, 2015 – The Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE) has announced that its groundbreaking endowment-building program, Generations, which enabled Jewish day schools across North America to secure a record $61 million in endowment...
by Jim Blankstein | Nov 24, 2015 | Affordability, Blogging, Board Leadership, Data, Day Schools, Leadership, Leadership Line, Professional Leadership
The PEJE Leadership Line, a free, hour-long (give or take) phone or Skype call with a coach, has been an efficient and effective way for Jewish day school leaders to get helpful, actionable advice on a variety of concerns and challenges. With PEJE’s increased focus on...
by Jill Goldenberg | Nov 19, 2015 | Day Schools, Family Relationships, Focus Areas, Leadership
Today I am defiant. I am angry. So angry. No more. No more panicked texts. I am opening at a training of a group of day school leaders in several hours. What to say? How do we focus on the important work of building our schools’ futures when a deranged excuse for a...
by Jill Goldenberg | Sep 8, 2015 | 21st-century learning, Blended Learning, Blogging, Board Leadership, Day Schools, Development, Field Advocacy and Advancement, Financial Sustainability, Leadership
Every Sunday, my family and my cousins gathered in the linoleum-covered basement of my grandparents’ home in St. Paul, Minnesota. We sat at one large table, eating fabulous freshly caught fish or melt-in-your-mouth brisket, and talking politics and sports – and hope....
by Jill Goldenberg | Jul 16, 2015 | Affordability, Collaboration, Day Schools, Development, Family Relationships, Focus Areas, Leadership, PEJE Programs
This past weekend, I was in Charleston with three friends from college. I had never been there, and, until three weeks ago, Charleston evoked images of quaint homes and Prince of Tides marshland. With the horrors inflicted on a Bible study group in the Emanuel AME...
by Jill Goldenberg | Jun 17, 2015 | Day Schools
When my first child was born, I remember counting her age in the number of days, even well into her first year. The newness of her, of me being a mother, that was worthy of counting in short increments. This is my seventh week as PEJE’s Executive Director; I am still...
by Jim Blankstein | May 14, 2015 | Admissions, Blogging, Communal Responsibility, Data, Day Schools, Development
PEJE’s Pilot Endowment-building Program, Generations, Successfully Strengthens Jewish Day School Sustainability Efforts; Program Now Available Across North America Boston, MA – May 14, 2015 – PEJE, the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, has...
by Jill Goldenberg | May 11, 2015 | Collaboration, Day Schools, Development, Field Advocacy and Advancement, Focus Areas, Innovation, Marketing, Middle-Income Affordability, Network Weaving, Professional Leadership
I just watched the video of James Taylor’s new song, “Angels of Fenway” showing beautiful baseball images about the Red Sox’ long struggle—and the euphoria of the end of the 86-year drought between World Series wins. What a moment! I grew up in Minnesota as a huge...
by Michael Bohnen | May 5, 2015 | Day Schools
Seasoned PEJE Executive Tapped in Board Decision Boston, MA – May 5, 2015 – The board of directors of the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education (PEJE) has named Jill Goldenberg its new Executive Director. “For years, Jill has provided a wealth of skills and...
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