Fwd: News From Agudah 8 Adar 2 5784, March 18, 2024

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Subject: News From Agudah 8 Adar 2 5784, March 18, 2024
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School Choice in Connecticut

March 18, 2024 - 8 Adar 2 5784 In today's News from Agudah: Schoolgirls in Connecticut advocating for school choice; computer classes from COPE; Bnos event on Taanis Esther for girls grades 2-6; and Mishna Rishona dedication. Did you get this email as a forward? You can subscribe to the Agudah's updates by clicking here. For the Success of All Students: Connecticut Community Advocates for Scholarship Tax Credit Bill  Last Wednesday, middle school students from Yeshiva Ktana of Waterbury traveled to the Connecticut statehouse in Hartford. The purpose of their visit, however, was more than just a school trip; the sixth, seventh, and eighth graders attended the Joint Finance Committee hearing to show their support of HB 5101, a bill that would establish a scholarship tax credit program in the state of Connecticut.  Scholarship tax credit programs allow donors to receive tax credits when they contribute to nonprofit organizations that provide scholarships for students to attend nonpublic schools.   Silka Stroh, an eighth grader in YKW, testified on behalf of her fellow students explaining succinctly and passionately why a scholarship tax credit program would benefit her school, her parents, and the State:  Continued below, or click here to read more and for photos Free Computer Classes  COPE is offering free computer classes: Computers for Office Workers for Beginner Men: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Typing in person classes, 2x/week In the Agudah building at 4006 18th Avenue, Brooklyn Prior registration is required and available by appointment only Grow With Google: Professional certification and mentorship Business and project management growth Online classes, self-paced Computer and internet access required Registration: Men: 718-506-0500 ext. 219 Women: 718-506-0500 ext. 217 Email: info@copeeducation.com Bnos Purim Event for Girls in Grades 2-6 Attention all girls in grades 2-6: Call in to hear an amazing story by master storyteller Rabbi Mayer Erps. March 21, 2024, at 2:00 pm EDT Call 641-715-3800, access code 937120#, prompt 4. For the Success of All Students: Connecticut Community Advocates for Scholarship Tax Credit Bill, continued:  "My parents [and] the parents of all my friends and fellow classmates sacrifice tremendously to send them to Yeshiva Ktana ... because they understand that nothing is more important to the development and future of their children than their educational setting. Please pass HB5101 so that ... other parents who have the same dreams and hopes as mine do can see those dreams turn into a reality."  In addition to Ms. Stroh's testimony, fourteen community members testified in front of the Committee with over fifty more submitting written testimony in support of HB5101.  "Lawmakers approached me throughout the day telling me how impressed they were with our school and with our testimonies," said Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld, director of Agudath Israel of America's Connecticut Office. "Our presence and advocacy in the statehouse were well-noted."  May Hashem heed our tefillos - and may we share besuros tovos. View as Webpage

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