oomis, dont give up!
I, for one, have a hard time blaming the Jewish education system for its’ failure to successfully educate their students when the non-jewish schools aren’t doing any better.
This should obviously NOT be misconstrued as a “get out of jail card”. On the contrary, as a community we should demand the best.
but at the same time realize that “less than 30% of New York City students were proficient in math and 26% in reading” (NYDN, August 7, 2013).