There is an chasm which separates urban public education and suburban private schools. It is a chasm which will not easily be bridged. So much has changed since the days when our public schools were viewed as sanctuaries of American freedom. We Jews have been so successful at taking advantage of the public school system, that we can now afford to send our children to any school we want. In recent years the Reform movement has endorsed various resolutions in support of Reform Jewish Day Schools.
Every resolution also contains language in support of public education.
There is a developing mythology in our movement that RDS s do not do damage to public education. It will not take long before RDS parents will put all of their time and energy into their day schools. It is inevitable. Day Schools are very expensive. The scholarship money will have to come from somewhere.