Remember the GA? Jeremy Sherman, International Co-President of BBYO, sure does, especially its focus on service. Here, Jeremy tells us about his New Orleans experience.
As the International Co-President of BBYO, Jewish values inform the work that I do all the time, but when I have the opportunity to be with a group of like-minded teens the effort is magnified manifold. I recently had the opportunity to attend the Jewish Federations of North America’s General Assembly in New Orleans. Running parallel to the GA, the PANIM Institute of BBYO hosted The Big EASY: A Jewish Teen Summit on the Environment for teens across North America. As a participant of both programs in the two and a half days in New Orleans I learned, I served and grew my leadership and returned home with an invigorated optimism for the Jewish future. Read More »
This fall, the federal government made a substantial investment in leadership development within public education. Recognized for successfully executing innovative strategies in education, KIPP received a $50 million “Scale-Up” federal grant from the Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund, part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Leading philanthropists from coast to coast joined forces to pledge an additional $10 million in matching funds required for the i3 grant. Distributed over the next five years, the combined support of $60 million is allowing KIPP to more than double its current number of students, while simultaneously impacting public schools across the country through the sharing of effective practices in leadership development. 
