The following is the testimony of the OU’s Josh Pruzansky, New Jersey Director of Political Affairs, before the New Jersey legislature on Monday, March 19. To the Esteemed Members of the Assembly Budget Committee,...
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Maury Litwack
NJ Jewish Day School Leadership Unite Behind Tuition Reduction
Contact: Josh Pruzansky March 14, 2012 New Jersey Regional Director of Public Policy 212.613.8154 Pruzanskyj@ou.org. NEW JERSEY JEWISH DAY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP UNITES BEHIND TUITION REDUCTION Representatives from yeshiva day schools across New Jersey recently...
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Deducting from Charity
This article was originally published by Nathan Diament and Maury Litwack in the Washington Jewish Week on February 1, 2012. In seeking to raise revenue for the state’s treasury in his 2013 executive budget,...
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No Politician Cares About Funding Private Schools
This piece was originally published in The Jewish Press on January 18, 2012. There are two types of politicians who we encounter when we are advocating to relieve our community’s tuition burden through the...
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School Excitement Vs. Parental Excitement
This piece was originally published in The Jewish Press on December 26, 2011. It can’t be emphasized enough how important grassroots involvement is to political action. Serious unified support can impact the tuition crisis...
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OU ADVOCACY NOTE – Energy Savings Programs for Day schools
Saving Money on New Construction or Repairs Energy efficiency projects, such as installing fluorescent light bulbs or upgrading an old HVAC, can save schools and synagogues thousands of dollars each year in electricity bills....
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