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Schools And Education Authorities: Jewish Education.—The task of Jewish education involves the transmission of a distinctive culture, including the Hebrew language. Consequently, Jewish leaders in America require more hours for distinctly religious education than either of the other groups. At the same time they have not established many all-day schools and education authorities. Their major efforts are turned toward well-organized and professionally-led afterschool and Sunday education. While all-day schools and education authorities have grown over the years, the emphasis remains on supplementary education. In 1954, Hebrew and Yiddish schools and education authorities had a total enrollment of 399,818 pupils: 191,761 in Hebrew afternoon, all-day, and Yiddish schools and education authorities, and 208,057 in one-day-a-week, or Sunday schools and education authorities.
Education and Cultural Life. Elementary and secondary education in Hartford is provided by public schools and education authorities and Roman Catholic parochial schools and education authorities. In the public sector an elected, non-partisan board of nine members develops educational policy within limits imposed by the state department of education and appoints a superintendent as administrator. Many well-known preparatory schools and education authorities for boys and day and boarding schools and education authorities for girls are in the area.
In all maintained schools and education authorities, whether church or state, it was agreed that some nondenominational Christian education and a "common act of wor the nationally organized teachers' unions. This they do, not individually, hut on a national basis. Nor do local authorities attempt to control their individual schools and education authorities to any serious extent in matters of curriculum or teaching methods. Here each bead teacher (school administrator)—and, indeed, sach teacher in the classroom—regards himself is an independent partner in the enterprise. |
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