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SUMMARY:Understanding and Improving the Divided Educational System in Israe
 l with former World Bank expert and Temple Sinai member Laurence Wolff
DESCRIPTION:Understanding and Improving the Divided Educational System in I
 srael with former World Bank expert and Temple Sinai member Laurence Wolf
 f\n\nWednesday\, January 28\, 2015 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Bet 
 Am\n\nMr. Wolff will discuss the following topics and take questions on ho
 w the K-12 education system operates in Israel and how it might be improve
 d.\n\n	The impact and challenges of a divided education system  (“secul
 ar” Jewish\, religious Jewish\, ultra-orthodox\, and Arab).\n	The reason
 s for the relatively mediocre performance of Israel’s K-12 education sys
 tem.\n	Efforts by NGOs as well as the Government of Israel to  increase l
 earning achievement\, especially of  disadvantaged groups\, and to  str
 engthen the concept of a shared society.\n	How the Reform movement in Isra
 el is working in the secular  education system to build a deeper understa
 nding of Jewish culture\, religion and belief.\n\nMr. Wolff worked 24 year
 s at the World Bank as an education projects officer in Latin America\, Af
 rica\, and the Middle East.  He has consulted for UNESCO\, USAID\, the I
 nter-American Development Bank\, and others\, and published numerous paper
 s and reports on education policy issues around the world.  Mr. Wolff has
  a doctorate  (Ed.D.)  from Harvard Graduate School of Education in edu
 cation planning and administration.\n\nYou can find two of the papers he h
 as written at the web site of the Israel Studies Center at the University 
 of Maryland at www.israelstudies.umd.edu.\n Please join us for this most
  interesting presentation\, Q&amp\;A discussion and light refreshments. Ad
 vance registration is encouraged\, but not required.\nProgramming by Templ
 e Sinai’s Israel Affairs Committee reflects and respects diverse perspec
 tives.
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