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| The Association for Change in Education was set up by the Rashi Foundation in January 2004 with a mandate to implement the goals of the Foundation in fields of education and welfare. Through the Association and in professional and financial partnership with the Ministry of Education and local authorities, Rashi runs national educational programs that encompass tens of thousands of students every year. Other partners in these projects include Jewish Federations, the business sector in Israel and various foundations and private contributors from Israel and abroad.
The Association is governed by a board of directors headed by Mr. Benny Vaknin, the chairman of Metropolitan Mass Transit Systems. The board members also include: Dr. Haim Eylon Eyluz – Chairman of the Merchavim Foundation, Mr. Mordechai Elgrabli–Chairman of Rakach and Mr. Elie Elalouf – General Director of the Rashi Foundation. The Association's offices are located in the Ben Shemen Youth Village.
Goals
The Association for Change in Education has three main goals which determine its activities and programs:
- To reduce gaps in education and in social and emotional development amongst students from underprivileged localities
- To encourage excellence amongst students of all ages from the periphery and deprived neighborhoods
- To increase the availability of higher education, particularly for students from the geographic and social periphery
Major Rashi Foundation projects run by the Association for Change in Education:
- Extended school day and extracurricular activities (Milat Program)
- Full School model and comprehensive school-based interventions
- School Lunch (legislated through Daily Meal for School Children Law)
- Tafnit program in elementary, junior-high and high schools
- Academia and High School Academia
- English pre-reading and reinforcement programs
- Katzir Student Scholarship Program |
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