The Washington Post

How a Hebrew-language charter school found its way to D.C.

Denise Lockett, an African American and Catholic grandmother, sat in the lobby of a District charter school waiting to deliver lunch to her 9-year-old grandson. “I’m Kobe’s savta,” she said with a ...
The Forward

Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Hebrew language classes in public schools are rare — but they’re on the rise in Chicago’s suburbs

DEERFIELD, Ill. (JTA) — Nathan Rosen’s favorite day in Hebrew class is culture day. Every Friday, the students learn about one aspect of Israeli culture. Earlier this year Rosen, 13, did a ...
The Forward

Brooklyn Hebrew Charter School’s F Grade Doesn’t Reflect Movement, Leaders Say

(JTA) — On a bright autumn morning, Hebrew songs and phrases fill the sun-drenched, freshly painted blue and white classrooms of New York’s Harlem Hebrew Language Academy Charter School. A group of ...
New Haven Independent

Hebrew Language Charter School Proposed

A nonprofit that launches modern-Hebrew-language public schools is hoping New Haven gets a chance to offer that greeting. The New York-based nonprofit, Hebrew Public, is working to finish an ...