ElevatEd is pioneering bold solutions to transform the field of early childhood Jewish education.
ElevatEd is a groundbreaking collaborative initiative to transform the field of early childhood Jewish education (ECJE) through recruitment, training, mentoring, and support of over 400 new teachers in 14 pioneer communities across North America.
By investing in emerging early childhood Jewish educators, ElevatEd seeks to unlock the potential of ECJE as a driver of deep, long-term family engagement in the broader Jewish community. This three-year pilot initiative, running from 2023 to 2025, is a collaborative project of JCC Association of North America, Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), and the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). Together with other funders, practitioners, educators, and community leaders, ElevatEd is pioneering bold solutions to an urgent crisis around the recruitment and retention of our educators. Initially introduced as Project-412, this initiative launched in five cities nationwide during the summer of 2023.
