Hebrew Language Academy Charter School is a public K-8 Charter school in Brooklyn, New York.
HLA is an intentionally diverse charter school which teaches the Modern Hebrew language.
[3] The school is the latest development in a trend to establish publicly funded Hebrew language and culture charter schools, the first of which was the Ben Gamla Charter School, which opened in Hollywood, Florida in 2007.
[4] Whereas Ben Gamla ignited controversy over church-state issues,[5] the Hebrew Language Academy will focus on the modern Hebrew language and Jewish cultures throughout the world similar to other dual-language schools in New York City that organize studies through the prism of particular languages and cultures.
[6] The New York State Board of Regents approved the application for the Hebrew Language Academy Charter School on January 13, 2009.