Center for Education Advocacy

Amid a massive surge in antisemitic and anti-Zionist incidents at colleges and K-12 schools, American Jewish Committee (AJC) has established a new Center for Education Advocacy.

The Center’s bold, multi-tiered approach to education advocacy will build on AJC’s strong record of advocacy in education spaces to allow us to effect even more positive and lasting change.

The Center’s founding comes on the heels of pro-Hamas, anti-Israel, and antisemitic protests on dozens of college campuses, which left many Jewish students feeling vulnerable and isolated, with some fearing for their safety and concealing their Jewish identity on campus.

Jews of all ages, in all educational spaces, must be able to learn and grow without the threats of harassment, intimidation, and violence.

The Center for Education Advocacy will integrate and expand AJC’s existing work in the student, academic, and parent empowerment spaces, including Alexander Young Leadership; Academic Affairs; and Education and Training.

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Alexander Young Leadership

To equip Jewish high school and college students with the education, skills, and confidence they need to be proud, knowledgeable, strategic, and effective advocates for the Jewish people and Israel through innovative cohort-based leadership programs like AJC’s Leaders for Tomorrow (LFT) and AJC’s Campus Global Board, Alexander Young Leadership will now be within the Center for Education Advocacy.

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Administrators and Faculty

To help university and K-12 administrators create and sustain campus and school cultures with zero tolerance for antisemitism and a deep commitment to civic education, democratic values, and fact-based inquiry by providing trainings that increase sensitivity to Jewish history, identity, and culture, and offering guides and toolkits that detail proactive strategies and concrete steps to ensure Jewish students can safely thrive.

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Education and Training

To support parents and caregivers, parent organizations, Jewish Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and other constituencies (in a position to impact educational settings with resources, tools, and trainings that expand understanding of Jews and antisemitism, and address how the school community can best support Jewish students and families while enhancing the cohesiveness and empathy of school communities.
 

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Professional staff members of AJC’s Center for Education Advocacy are seasoned educators and content experts eager to support you, your school, and your student. Please reach out to us if you’re looking for sound counsel, effective strategies, and nuanced education. We will curate programming and presentations to meet your specific needs.

Please contact AJC’s Center for Education Advocacy at cea@ajc.org

 

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Laura Shaw Frank
AJC Director, William Petschek Contemporary Jewish Life
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