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Selected recent news articles about DeLeT and DeLeT alumni:

"Marblehead woman graduates from prestigious Brandeis program" -- "'It prepared me well. I loved DeLeT,' [Brenda] Dolan said. 'It was extremely rigorous, but I wouldn’t trade it for anything.'" (The Lynn Daily Item, Lynn Mass., July 30, 2007)

"Program opens door for educators" -- "Fourteen months of intensive training came to an end Friday when a group of aspiring Jewish day school teachers closed one door and opened another. 'This marks a major achievement,' [program director Judy] Elkin said. 'This is an incredibly rigorous program. These guys have worked very hard on a lot of different fronts.'" (The Daily News Tribune, Waltham and Newton Mass., July 30, 2007)

"Watching new teachers at work" -- "Next June, see if you can attend the annual DeLeT Portfolio Review. You will leave both inspired and convinced of the value of a Jewish day school education. …knowing what DeLeT is doing in producing teachers such as these can inspire all of us who value day school education and education in general." (The Jewish Advocate, Boston Mass., June 29, 2007)

M.O.T. [Members of the Tribe]: Seeking success near and far -- Seattle's JTNews profiles recent DeLeT graduate Ilana Glosser. (JTNews, Seattle, WA, September 29, 2006)

DeLeT answers call for teachers -- "...what [Judy] Elkin [Director of DeLeT] finds most compelling about the program is that it is answering the call for better teachers. As DeLeT gains more visibility with more graduates spreading out across the country, Elkin receives more calls from schools desperately in need of Jewish teachers." (The Jewish Advocate, Boston Mass., August 25, 2006)

Heading back to class to fill a void -- Day School Leadership Through Teaching Program of the Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education at Brandeis graduates eight in ceremony. (August 1, 2006)

"A worthwhile experience: Newton resident completes Brandeis program for Jewish day-school teachers" (The Daily News Tribune, Waltham and Newton Mass., August 1, 2006)

Jewish education program confronting shortage of qualified teachers (July 13, 2006)

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