https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/article-885389
For two decades, MetroWest Jewish Day School eked out an existence in the suburbs of Boston, providing what parents say was a warm and nurturing Jewish education to just dozens of children. Now, the school says it simply cannot go on. MetroWest will shutter at the end of the academic year, officials announced last week.
Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, MetroWest Jewish Day opened in 2003 and enrolls students in pre-K through eighth grade. In its closure announcement, the school said it has served more than 300 students from over 30 towns in the greater Boston area over 25 years. According to social media posts, graduating eighth grade classes are typically between five and 10 students.
Currently, there are only about 20 students enrolled across all grades, school officials said. The school’s website shows 15 faculty and staff members.
The closure follows a spate of recent closures of small Conservative or pluralistic Jewish day schools across the country, including in New Jersey, New York City and Arizona. Many of the schools had seen enrollment dwindle sharply, although Orthodox schools are faring better.
We have a similar situation in my community. There's the main community day school and a much smaller second one for the families who think that a non-denominational community school is too Orthodox. The second school has maybe 20 students but because some of the parents are on the board of the local federation, there's never a shortage of funding to keep the place going.
ReplyDeleteRemember that lady who gave a billion dollars to Einstein so med students who will one day make $500 000 a year could get a free education? This is where her money should've gone.