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EdNext Podcast: Religious Liberty and Education
EdNext Podcast: Religious Liberty and Education

A case study of yeshivas versus New York
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Yeshiva Schools Can be Great
Yeshiva Schools Can be Great

By Leib Halberstam My father, Rabbi Yechiel Halberstam, survived the Holocaust as a young boy. He spent his first five…
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New Book Explores Religious Liberty and Education
New Book Explores Religious Liberty and Education

A new book by Jay P. Greene, Matthew H. Lee, and Jason Bedrick explores the current controversy over efforts by…
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U-Ark Prof. Jay Greene & EdChoice’s Jason Bedrick on Yeshivas vs. New York & Religious Liberty - Ricochet
U-Ark Prof. Jay Greene & EdChoice’s Jason Bedrick on Yeshivas vs. New York & Religious Liberty - Ricochet

This week on “The Learning Curve,” Cara and Gerard are joined by Jay Greene, the Distinguished Professor and Chair of…
Ricochet Ricochet

 

Yeshiva Education - The Best of Both (OPINION) - BKLYNER
Yeshiva Education - The Best of Both (OPINION) - BKLYNER

My great-great-uncle, Rabbi Levi Yitchok Gruenwald, fled Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938 and came to New York City with...
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Opinion | What the world can learn from the Orthodox response to COVID
Opinion | What the world can learn from the Orthodox response to COVID

What Haredi communities did should serve as the basis for a national strategy for controlling the pandemic: identify, test, isolate,…
The Forward The Forward

 

New York Seeking to Finalize Education Guidelines by January | Hamodia.com
New York Seeking to Finalize Education Guidelines by January | Hamodia.com

The New York State Board of Regents is seeking to finalize new guidelines for private-school education by the beginning of…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

A COVID-19 ‘mitzvah’: Orthodox Jews donate blood plasma by the thousands
A COVID-19 ‘mitzvah’: Orthodox Jews donate blood plasma by the thousands

“There’s no way we’d be able to treat so many people without them,” said Dr. Michael Joyner of the Mayo…
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Hasidic Jews, Hit Hard by the Outbreak, Flock to Donate Plasma
Hasidic Jews, Hit Hard by the Outbreak, Flock to Donate Plasma

“The community has taken a tragedy and turned it into a superpower,” said an expert on using plasma to treat…
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Convalescent plasma advocate donates at Mayo Clinic
Convalescent plasma advocate donates at Mayo Clinic

A recovered COVID-19 patient who has become a strong nationwide advocate for the Convalescent Plasma Expanded Access Program made a…
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Non-Profit Gives Tablets That Help COVID-19 Patients Connect With Families
Non-Profit Gives Tablets That Help COVID-19 Patients Connect With Families

WellTab has 900 sets of tablets in hospitals across NY.
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Coronavirus in Rockland: Recruiting plasma donors in Orthodox Jewish communities
Coronavirus in Rockland: Recruiting plasma donors in Orthodox Jewish communities

A Monsey businessman and a Spring Valley health center spearhead efforts to find potentially life-saving plasma to treat COVID-19.
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Orthodox Jews are donating plasma by the thousands to fight Covid-19
Orthodox Jews are donating plasma by the thousands to fight Covid-19

“We as observant Jews have an obligation to preserve life, and save life, and help as many people as we…
The Forward The Forward

 

A group of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn became experts in online learning before the coronavirus. Now educators are seeking their help.
A group of Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn became experts in online learning before the coronavirus. Now educators are seeking their help.

The Chabad movement has been educating its children online since 2006. With 80% of schools now closed worldwide, people want…
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NY education officials pause more private school control after backlash
NY education officials pause more private school control after backlash

State education officials have paused a controversial push for more control over private schools after an outpouring of parental objections.…
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NYS to Seek Further Input on Education Guidelines | Hamodia.com
NYS to Seek Further Input on Education Guidelines | Hamodia.com

New York state appears poised to delay or amend proposed guidelines on private-school education, after having received over 140,00 comments…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

Yeshivas And The New York City Department Of Education
Yeshivas And The New York City Department Of Education

In our view, the DOE’s decision to define what constitutes an appropriate yeshiva education by relying on lawyers rather than…
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NYS Delaying Education Guidelines, Will Seek Input From Private Schools | Hamodia.com
NYS Delaying Education Guidelines, Will Seek Input From Private Schools | Hamodia.com

New York State will not implement its proposed guidelines on private-school education yet, but will seek further feedback from the…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

State steps back from proposed rules for private schools
State steps back from proposed rules for private schools

ALBANY — State school authorities backed away Monday from a proposed tightening of regulations for private schools, saying they were…
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New York education officials seek compromise on private school equivalency guidelines
New York education officials seek compromise on private school equivalency guidelines

ALBANY  — The State Education Department will return to the table with stakeholders...
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NY education officials pause plan for more private school control | ABC 14 News
NY education officials pause plan for more private school control | ABC 14 News

Point out schooling officials have paused a controversial thrust for much more manage more than non-public educational facilities right after…
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YESHIVA EDUCATION WINS! Proposed Education Reform Placed On Hold - The Yeshiva World
YESHIVA EDUCATION WINS! Proposed Education Reform Placed On Hold - The Yeshiva World

Thanks to the more than 140,000 letters sent to New York State Education Department expressing opposition to the "Yeshiva reform"…
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Yeshivas Remain Buoyant and Can Spell It as Well
Yeshivas Remain Buoyant and Can Spell It as Well

Ask most longtime journalists in the city that have known or worked with me and you will likely hear that…
Kings County Politics Kings County Politics

 

You Can’t Defend Haredi Jews Against Violence While Demonizing our Schools - The Jewish Voice
You Can’t Defend Haredi Jews Against Violence While Demonizing our Schools - The Jewish Voice

By: Rabbi Avi Shafran Relentless campaigns calling for curricula reform in the nation’s yeshivas. Misleading headlines about educational standards at…
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You can’t defend haredi Orthodox Jews against violence while demonizing our schools - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
You can’t defend haredi Orthodox Jews against violence while demonizing our schools - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Groups that smear yeshiva education thicken the cloud of hostility against Jews who wear their Jewishness openly, writes Rabbi Avi…
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STEINBERG: Attacks On Orthodox Jewish Education Ought To Frighten Everyone | The Daily Wire
STEINBERG: Attacks On Orthodox Jewish Education Ought To Frighten Everyone | The Daily Wire

Over the past few weeks, the stories of how visibly Orthodox Jews have been getting physically assaulted with regularity on…
The Daily Wire The Daily Wire

 

The truth about NYC’s yeshivas: Stop caricaturing them as failing to educate their kids
The truth about NYC’s yeshivas: Stop caricaturing them as failing to educate their kids

Ten days ago, the city’s Department of Education reported to the state on its visits to 28 yeshivas tarred with…
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No, The DOE Didn't Find Most Yeshivas Denying Secular Education
No, The DOE Didn't Find Most Yeshivas Denying Secular Education

If you’ve been skimming headlines the past few days, you’ve likely been led to believe that Orthodox Jewish schools were…
Kings County Politics Kings County Politics

 

NYC Report Gives Yeshivos Excellent Grades. Will Media Bias Ruin it? - Yated.com
NYC Report Gives Yeshivos Excellent Grades. Will Media Bias Ruin it? - Yated.com

At the face of it, a report by New York City’s Department of Education gives excellent grades to its handful…
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Affirmative Letter About Yeshivos by Chancellor Carranza of NYC DOE | Hamodia.com
Affirmative Letter About Yeshivos by Chancellor Carranza of NYC DOE | Hamodia.com

In a letter to Shannon Tahoe, interim New York state commissioner of education, Chancellor of the NYC Department of Education…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

Opinion | Dubious Stats Fuel Attack on Jewish Schools
Opinion | Dubious Stats Fuel Attack on Jewish Schools

Hasidim have higher measured poverty because their families tend to be large.
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As an Orthodox educator, New York’s new regulations would undermine my ability to serve my students - Jewish Telegraphic Agency
As an Orthodox educator, New York’s new regulations would undermine my ability to serve my students - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Why is the state penalizing all private schools for the supposed deficiencies of a few, asks a Brooklyn yeshiva principal.
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Opinion | Hassidic Communities Are Built On Charity - Thanks To Their Schools
Opinion | Hassidic Communities Are Built On Charity - Thanks To Their Schools

The Jewish value of charity is a core tenet of yeshiva culture and education.
The Forward The Forward

 

Parents outraged that DOE might oversee NYC private schools
Parents outraged that DOE might oversee NYC private schools

Outraged parents in Gotham’s swankiest prep schools are trying to beat back a proposal that would give city educrats oversight…
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Daf Yomi: Talmudic Math Problems, For the Birds
Daf Yomi: Talmudic Math Problems, For the Birds

Literary critic Adam Kirsch is reading a page of Talmud a day, along with Jews around the world. The Fields Medal, the equivalent of…
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How Amazon Has Transformed the Hasidic Economy
How Amazon Has Transformed the Hasidic Economy

Amazon has become a lucrative place to do business for many Hasidic Jews, offering anonymity to a largely insular community…
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NY City Council Opposes Proposed School Regulations
NY City Council Opposes Proposed School Regulations

In the ongoing battle against New York State's proposed guidelines, 30 Councilmembers Urged the NYS Dept. of Education, Board of…
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NYS Will Not Vote on Education Guidelines This Month | Hamodia.com
NYS Will Not Vote on Education Guidelines This Month | Hamodia.com

The New York State Board of Regents will hold its monthly meeting this week, but the issue of private-school regulations…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

30 NYC Councilmembers Send Letter in Support of Private Schools | Hamodia.com
30 NYC Councilmembers Send Letter in Support of Private Schools | Hamodia.com

Thirty New York City Councilmembers recently sent a letter to New York state Board of Regents Board of Regents Chancellor Betty…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

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Opinion | Critics Of Haredi Schools Are Not Liars. But The Research Shows They Are Wrong.
Opinion | Critics Of Haredi Schools Are Not Liars. But The Research Shows They Are Wrong.

Critics of Haredi schools are not liars, but the research says they are wrong.
The Forward The Forward

 

Opinion | The Secular Curriculum In Haredi Schools Is Better Than You Think
Opinion | The Secular Curriculum In Haredi Schools Is Better Than You Think

Students in Haredi schools get more secular education than you think.
The Forward The Forward

 

Judge schools on results
Judge schools on results

This past July, the New York State Education Department proposed new regulations aimed at...
Times Union Times Union

 

State hit with 140K public comments on bid to boost private school oversight
State hit with 140K public comments on bid to boost private school oversight

State education officials have been bombarded with more than 140,000 public comments opposing a plan that would boost governmental control…
New York Post New York Post

 

NCLA Urges New York State Education Department to Do Away with Proposed Unconstitutional Regulations on Nonpublic Schools
NCLA Urges New York State Education Department to Do Away with Proposed Unconstitutional Regulations on Nonpublic Schools

The New Civil Liberties Alliance has submitted a public comment in response to the New York State Education Department’s (NYSED)…
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NCLA Urges New York State Education Department to Do Away with Proposed Unconstitutional Regulations on Nonpublic Schools - New Civil Liberties Alliance
NCLA Urges New York State Education Department to Do Away with Proposed Unconstitutional Regulations on Nonpublic Schools - New Civil Liberties Alliance
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Under Assault: New York’s Private and Parochial Schools
Under Assault: New York’s Private and Parochial Schools

Will the Regents and education bureaucrats succeed in forcing nonpublic schools to conform to unprecedented state control?
City Journal City Journal

 

Why We Must Be Concerned About NYS Proposed Regulations - The 5 Towns Jewish Times
Why We Must Be Concerned About NYS Proposed Regulations - The 5 Towns Jewish Times

  By Richard Altabe More than 125,000 private and religious school parents, alumni, educators, and others have submitted comments to…
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Churchill: Private schools have the right to remain private
Churchill: Private schools have the right to remain private

ALBANY — It's no secret that the public school district here in New York's capital...
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STAGGERING NUMBERS: More Than 135,000 Comments Opposing Proposed Regulation To Yeshiva Education Sent To State - The Yeshiva World
STAGGERING NUMBERS: More Than 135,000 Comments Opposing Proposed Regulation To Yeshiva Education Sent To State - The Yeshiva World

Over summer break, more than 135,000 parents, alumni, educators and supporters of private education in New York submitted comments to…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

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NYSED Receives Over 135,000 Comments Opposing Education Guidelines | Hamodia.com
NYSED Receives Over 135,000 Comments Opposing Education Guidelines | Hamodia.com

Over summer break, more than 135,000 parents, alumni, educators and supporters of private education in New York submitted comments to…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

America’s Orthodox Jews Are Selling A Ton Of The Products You Buy On Amazon
America’s Orthodox Jews Are Selling A Ton Of The Products You Buy On Amazon

A community of Orthodox Jews prospers by selling products on Amazon — and keeping one foot in modernity and one…
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Legal Stars Ask New York To Protect Yeshivas
Legal Stars Ask New York To Protect Yeshivas

No academic cachet is more prized by America's legal world than a Harvard Law degree. So it is hard to…
The New York Sun The New York Sun

 

Yeshiva-Educated Education Professionals Reject Proposed NYSED Regulations - The Yeshiva World
Yeshiva-Educated Education Professionals Reject Proposed NYSED Regulations - The Yeshiva World

“As yeshiva graduates with advanced training in diverse areas of educational theory and practice, we can state with confidence that…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

Queens’ Orthodox Jewish schools balk at proposed state regulations — Queens Daily Eagle
Queens’ Orthodox Jewish schools balk at proposed state regulations — Queens Daily Eagle

Members of Queens yeshivas are worried that increased oversight would compromise the values instilled through their religion-based institutions.  
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Eichenstein Leads Growing Opposition To Proposed State Education Rules 
Eichenstein Leads Growing Opposition To Proposed State Education Rules 

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (D-Borough Park) is leading a growing chorus of opposition to a proposed New York State Education Department…
Kings County Politics Kings County Politics

 

Parents, Teachers Rail Against NYS DOE Proposal Of Public District Oversight Of Private Schools
Parents, Teachers Rail Against NYS DOE Proposal Of Public District Oversight Of Private Schools

The state Department of Education wants to revise rules to boost oversight of private and religious schools. The scrutiny comes…
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Five Towns officials oppose State Education Department private school guidelines
Five Towns officials oppose State Education Department private school guidelines

Outside of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov High School in Lawrence on Aug. 29, several local Republican elected officials encouraged residents to…
Herald Community Newspapers

 

A Last Call From the Trenches | Jewish Culture | Hamodia
A Last Call From the Trenches | Jewish Culture | Hamodia

The New York State Education Department’s (NYSED) attempt to impose detailed regulations on private schools has been an ongoing struggle…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

Comments flood state over private school equivalency standards
Comments flood state over private school equivalency standards

The deadlines is approaching for critics and supporters of the state's proposed...
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Private schools oppose New York State Education Department proposal
Private schools oppose New York State Education Department proposal

On top of all the back to school stress, private schools in the area say they have another thing to…
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UNPRECEDENTED: Over 200 Rabbonim to Chancellor Rosa on Proposed NYS Education Dept Regulations: "Untenable and Unnecessary" - The Yeshiva World
UNPRECEDENTED: Over 200 Rabbonim to Chancellor Rosa on Proposed NYS Education Dept Regulations: "Untenable and Unnecessary" - The Yeshiva World

In a strongly worded letter addressed to New York State Board of Regents’ Chancellor Betty Rosa, over 200 rabbanim from…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

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Rav Elya Brudny Warns of ‘Un-American’ Regulation of Yeshivos in NY - Yated.com
Rav Elya Brudny Warns of ‘Un-American’ Regulation of Yeshivos in NY - Yated.com

With less than two weeks for the Torah community to make its voice officially heard on the regulations that New…
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Why New York’s Attempts To Control Private Schools Are Unconstitutional
Why New York’s Attempts To Control Private Schools Are Unconstitutional

Courts will not be able to ignore the reality that education is speech and that states are imposing unconstitutional content…
The Federalist The Federalist

 

New York State Cracks Down on Jewish Schools
New York State Cracks Down on Jewish Schools

Senator Simcha Felder and Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel meet the long shadow of Joseph Hodges Choate
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PLEASE READ: An Urgent Appeal To The Yeshiva Community - NYS Trying To Control Curriculum - The Yeshiva World
PLEASE READ: An Urgent Appeal To The Yeshiva Community - NYS Trying To Control Curriculum - The Yeshiva World

The New York State Education Department is once again trying to gain the authority to control our Yeshivas' curriculum, schedule…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

Private schools angry over state proposal to give city more oversight
Private schools angry over state proposal to give city more oversight

New York’s elite private-school community is “furious” over a state proposal to give the city Department of Education oversight of…
New York Post New York Post

 

New Education Rules: Same As The Old Rules
New Education Rules: Same As The Old Rules

The guidelines mandated minimum hours of instruction in required secular subjects that cut sharply into the time traditionally dedicated to…
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A Time to Speak Out, A Time to Stay Silent | Hamodia.com
A Time to Speak Out, A Time to Stay Silent | Hamodia.com

A s elaborated in these pages, the New York State Education Department published last Wednesday their proposed guidelines for private-school…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

PEARLS: Make Your Voice Heard for Yeshivah Independence | Hamodia.com
PEARLS: Make Your Voice Heard for Yeshivah Independence | Hamodia.com

The State Education Department has proposed new regulations for all private schools, including yeshivos. These regulations will dictate the curriculum…
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THERE SHE GOES AGAIN: NYS Education Commissioner Attacks Yeshiva Education - The Yeshiva World
THERE SHE GOES AGAIN: NYS Education Commissioner Attacks Yeshiva Education - The Yeshiva World

As YWN readers are aware, this past November, State Education Department Commissioner MaryEllen Elia released new rules to require all…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

State tries again to regulate private schools
State tries again to regulate private schools

Making a second run at a new enforcement push, state officials put out proposed regulations on Wednesday that would tighten…
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NYS Reissues Education Guidelines, Yeshivah Advocates Object | Hamodia.com
NYS Reissues Education Guidelines, Yeshivah Advocates Object | Hamodia.com

The New York state Education Department on Wednesday published proposed guidelines for secular-studies instruction in private schools, largely identical to…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

NYS Education Dep’t to Issue New Rules for Private Schools | Hamodia.com
NYS Education Dep’t to Issue New Rules for Private Schools | Hamodia.com

The New York State Education Department will not appeal the court ruling striking down its new guidelines for private-school education,…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

Snubbed by Court, NY State Takes Aim at Yeshivos Again - Yated.com
Snubbed by Court, NY State Takes Aim at Yeshivos Again - Yated.com

Its first stab at asserting oversight over yeshivos rejected by court, New York State’s education department is trying again, issuing…
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School Leaders Back Ruling on ‘Substantial Equivalency’
School Leaders Back Ruling on ‘Substantial Equivalency’

Michael Deegan, the interim superintendent of schools in the archdiocese, said he was “very pleased” with last month’s ruling by…
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The Court Has Spoken // Attorney Avi Schick explains the decision - Ami Magazine
The Court Has Spoken // Attorney Avi Schick explains the decision - Ami Magazine

Q: On Wednesday, April 17, Justice Christina Ryba granted your petition and struck down the new curriculum guidelines for private…
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Thwarting The Education Commissariat
Thwarting The Education Commissariat

As it turned out, Judge Ryba ruled that NYSED did not follow the procedures set forth in the NY State…
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Latest Effort To Reform Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas Struck Down By State Judge
Latest Effort To Reform Ultra-Orthodox Yeshivas Struck Down By State Judge

'The guidelines are minimal, and it's a Shonda yeshivas are getting away scotch free,' said Susan Lerner of Common Cause.
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Court throws out plan for private-school oversight
Court throws out plan for private-school oversight

An Albany-based judge has thrown out the state Education Department's new oversight...
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New York - Victory For Yeshivas As Judge Nullifies NYSED Guidelines - Vos Iz Neias
New York - Victory For Yeshivas As Judge Nullifies NYSED Guidelines - Vos Iz Neias

New York – Private school parents throughout New York State are heaving a collective sigh of relief today as controversial…
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YESHIVA EDUCATION WINS! Court Strikes Down New NY State Yeshiva Guidelines! - The Yeshiva World
YESHIVA EDUCATION WINS! Court Strikes Down New NY State Yeshiva Guidelines! - The Yeshiva World

As Klal Yisroel is making final preparations for Pesach, YWN is glad to share the breaking news that the State…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

Court Strikes Down New York Education Guidelines | Hamodia.com
Court Strikes Down New York Education Guidelines | Hamodia.com

The new New York State Education guidelines for private schools have been struck down by a judge as an unlawful…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

Parochial, religious and private schools fight oversight in court
Parochial, religious and private schools fight oversight in court

Lawyers for the state's Catholic schools, Jewish Yeshivas and independent schools have...
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Judge Hears Arguments in Yeshiva Lawsuit But Issues No Ruling - Yated.com
Judge Hears Arguments in Yeshiva Lawsuit But Issues No Ruling - Yated.com

A state judge poked and prodded New York state’s attorney’s arguments at a hearing she called to decide whether to…
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Private Schools Seek Injunction Against Education Requirements | Hamodia.com
Private Schools Seek Injunction Against Education Requirements | Hamodia.com

Private-school advocates argued in court Monday for a preliminary injunction against implementation of New York state’s new education guidelines, but…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

Judge to Decide This Coming Monday on Pivotal Yeshiva Lawsuit - Yated.com
Judge to Decide This Coming Monday on Pivotal Yeshiva Lawsuit - Yated.com

A state judge set a date for next week to hear arguments whether to place a temporary halt to intrusive…
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Yeshivah Law Suit Heads to First Hearing | Hamodia.com
Yeshivah Law Suit Heads to First Hearing | Hamodia.com

Advocates of New York yeshivos and representatives of the New York State Education Department are set for their first major…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

INCREDIBLE: Nobel Prize Winner & Yeshiva Graduate To NYS Education Dept: "Talmud Torah Knegged Kulam!" - The Yeshiva World
INCREDIBLE: Nobel Prize Winner & Yeshiva Graduate To NYS Education Dept: "Talmud Torah Knegged Kulam!" - The Yeshiva World

YWN has exclusively obtained an affidavit submitted by Nobel Prize winner and yeshiva graduate Professor Robert (Yisrael) Aumann in the…
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Opinion | Regulating Private Schools
Opinion | Regulating Private Schools

An advocacy group objects to new New York State guidelines.
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Despite Criticism, Commissioner Hell-Bent on Enforcing ‘Substantially Equivalent’ Curriculum in Yeshivas
Despite Criticism, Commissioner Hell-Bent on Enforcing ‘Substantially Equivalent’ Curriculum in Yeshivas

The 'Substantially Equivalent' law demands well beyond what any Yeshiva can provide without seriously impairing its ability to provide Torah…
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New York - Yeshiva, Religious Group Lawsuit: New NYS School Regulations Unconstitutional And Legally Flawed - Vos Iz Neias
New York - Yeshiva, Religious Group Lawsuit: New NYS School Regulations Unconstitutional And Legally Flawed - Vos Iz Neias

New York – Three months after the New York State Education Department announced new regulations that would require all nonpublic…
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Yeshivos File Lawsuit Against ‘Unconstitutional’ Guidelines | Hamodia.com
Yeshivos File Lawsuit Against ‘Unconstitutional’ Guidelines | Hamodia.com

Five of America’s oldest yeshivos joined with a group of parents and groups representing New York state’s yeshivos in filing…
Hamodia Hamodia

 

READ IT: Yeshivas File Lawsuit Against NY State Education Department Over New Regulations - The Yeshiva World
READ IT: Yeshivas File Lawsuit Against NY State Education Department Over New Regulations - The Yeshiva World

A broad coalition of Yeshivas, yeshiva parents and organizations that promote and protect the rights of parents to choose yeshiva…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World

 

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The premier Magazine for the Jewish World
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New York's War on Religious Education - Judicial Watch
New York's War on Religious Education - Judicial Watch

New York State has opened the door to a war on religious education. New guidelines from the state’s Department of…
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Private Schools Provide Educational Choice—For Now
Private Schools Provide Educational Choice—For Now

Private schools are holding their ground against surging competition and scared regulators.
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Judge Rules against Yaffed; Felder Amendment Stands; Threat Against Yeshivos Still Looms - Yated.com
Judge Rules against Yaffed; Felder Amendment Stands; Threat Against Yeshivos Still Looms - Yated.com

A recent District Court ruling struck a blow to Yaffed and dismissed a suit they brought against government officials over…
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Mishpacha Magazine
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The premier Magazine for the Jewish World
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The Court Has Spoken // Attorney Avi Schick explains the YAFFED Litigation Decision - Ami Magazine
The Court Has Spoken // Attorney Avi Schick explains the YAFFED Litigation Decision - Ami Magazine

In a 35-page decision issued last Wednesday by Judge Leo Glasser, the US District Court for the Eastern District of…
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Having Lost Federal Lawsuit, YAFFED Continues Relentless Attack on Yeshivas
Having Lost Federal Lawsuit, YAFFED Continues Relentless Attack on Yeshivas

YAFFED's argument is that as many as 39 NYC yeshivas are not complying with the DOE's core subjects requirement, which…
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Commentary:State rules ignore special mission of Jewish schools
Commentary:State rules ignore special mission of Jewish schools

Forty years ago, I was invited to join a small elementary school as principal. Today, we...
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Court Dismisses Lawsuit by Anti-Yeshivah Group | Hamodia.com
Court Dismisses Lawsuit by Anti-Yeshivah Group | Hamodia.com

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by an anti-yeshivah group, ruling Wednesday that the plaintiffs — former yeshivah students…
Hamodia Hamodia
Jewish Federal Judge Denies YAFFED’s Motion for Injunction Against Chassidic Yeshivas
Jewish Federal Judge Denies YAFFED’s Motion for Injunction Against Chassidic Yeshivas

The state and the city depts. of education were questioning why the Chassidic apples weren't more orange.
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Seoul - Talmud-inspired Learning Craze Sweeps South Korea - Vos Iz Neias
Seoul - Talmud-inspired Learning Craze Sweeps South Korea - Vos Iz Neias

Seoul – In 2014, Kim Hye-kyung found herself staring into an educational abyss. The mother of two lives in study-mad…
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CONFER: New York’s attack on private schools
CONFER: New York’s attack on private schools

My daughter attends public school, just as my son will in a few years. It works well for my family.
Niagara Gazette
Letter to the Editor: School Crisis - The 5 Towns Jewish Times
Letter to the Editor: School Crisis - The 5 Towns Jewish Times

By Richard Altabe The editor of this paper is entitled to express his opinions, no matter how misguided, on the issue…
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New York State Declares War on Private Education

After a century of hands-off success, New York targets religious schools.
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Not Enough, Say Yeshiva Groups, As NYSED Backpedals On Private School Requirements
Not Enough, Say Yeshiva Groups, As NYSED Backpedals On Private School Requirements

The New York State Education Department issued clarifications to the lengthy, and sometimes, vague educational guidelines it had released on…
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What Yeshiva Kids Are Actually Studying All Day
What Yeshiva Kids Are Actually Studying All Day

I have been researching ultra-Orthodox education for 15 years. Here’s what I’ve found.
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Brooklyn, NY - Councilman Chaim Deutsch OpEd: Yeshivas Must Remain Independent - Vos Iz Neias
Brooklyn, NY - Councilman Chaim Deutsch OpEd: Yeshivas Must Remain Independent - Vos Iz Neias

New York – The quality of secular studies offered by New York’s yeshivas and day schools has come under relentless…
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Opinion | New York State Targets Jewish Schools
Opinion | New York State Targets Jewish Schools

Albany bureaucrats want to commandeer our curriculum. We won’t have it.
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A Turning Point in the Battle for Chinuch? // A roundtable discussion about the recent New York City Department of Education findings with PEARLS attorney Avi Schick, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel and Rabbi Moshe Duvid Niederman - Ami Magazine
A Turning Point in the Battle for Chinuch? // A roundtable discussion about the recent New York City Department of Education findings with PEARLS attorney Avi Schick, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel and Rabbi Moshe Duvid Niederman - Ami Magazine

The fight against the yeshivos has reached a milestone. For several years, a group intent on “reforming” education in New…
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Stop smearing N.Y. yeshivas: They provide a quality education to their students
Stop smearing N.Y. yeshivas: They provide a quality education to their students

During my quarter-century practicing law, I have defended a broad range of clients and activities...
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NYC Praises Yeshivos’ Progress, Seeks Further Guidance From State | Hamodia.com
NYC Praises Yeshivos’ Progress, Seeks Further Guidance From State | Hamodia.com

Offering a first glimpse into the three-year-long investigation into yeshivos, the New York City department of education late Wednesday praised…
Hamodia Hamodia
Statement From PEARLS on NYC DOE Letter | Hamodia.com
Statement From PEARLS on NYC DOE Letter | Hamodia.com

For the past three years, New York's orthodox Jewish communities have been forced to endure a relentless campaign of slander…
Hamodia Hamodia
MOSTER CONTINUES HIS ATTACKS: YAFFED Sues NY State Over Hasidic Yeshiva Education; PEARLS Responds - The Yeshiva World
MOSTER CONTINUES HIS ATTACKS: YAFFED Sues NY State Over Hasidic Yeshiva Education; PEARLS Responds - The Yeshiva World

Young Advocates for Fair Education (YAFFED) today filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World
Yeshiva Parents Launch “Protect Our Yeshivas” Campaign | Matzav.com
Yeshiva Parents Launch “Protect Our Yeshivas” Campaign | Matzav.com
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PHOTOS: Yeshiva Parents Launch "Protect Our Yeshivas" Campaign - The Yeshiva World
PHOTOS: Yeshiva Parents Launch "Protect Our Yeshivas" Campaign - The Yeshiva World

Yeshiva parents today began a “Protect Our Yeshivas” campaign in response to unrelenting attacks against their schools by anti-yeshiva activists.…
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A Counterview on Yeshivas and Jewish Education
A Counterview on Yeshivas and Jewish Education

A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org The recent legislation passed in Albany regarding yeshiva education has taken the controversy over yeshivas…
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In Boro Park Visit, Senator Regrets Attending Anti-Yeshivah Rally | Hamodia.com
In Boro Park Visit, Senator Regrets Attending Anti-Yeshivah Rally | Hamodia.com

She was invited to attend a City Hall rally billed as advocating “education for all,” unaware, in her retelling, that…
Hamodia Hamodia
End The Assault On Our Yeshivas
End The Assault On Our Yeshivas

Like thousands of other chassidic yeshiva parents, I’m tired of those who fail to respect the choices that we, and…
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Brooklyn, NY - Yeshiva Parents Speak Out Against Yaffed - Vos Iz Neias
Brooklyn, NY - Yeshiva Parents Speak Out Against Yaffed - Vos Iz Neias

Brooklyn, NY – Dozens of yeshiva graduates and parents of yeshiva students gathered outside of the Satmar Girls School in…
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Yeshivah Parents Speak Up for Torah Education | Hamodia.com
Yeshivah Parents Speak Up for Torah Education | Hamodia.com

Many yeshivah parents and educators gratefully welcomed a change to the New York education laws, championed by Senator Simcha Felder,…
Hamodia Hamodia
Queens, NY - NYC Councilman Ulrich Praises Yeshiva Education, Questions Detractors’ Motives - Vos Iz Neias
Queens, NY - NYC Councilman Ulrich Praises Yeshiva Education, Questions Detractors’ Motives - Vos Iz Neias

Queens, NY – A Queens councilman, himself the product of a private school, called out critics of the yeshiva system,…
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Attacks on Yeshivas Present a Dangerous Slippery Slope
Attacks on Yeshivas Present a Dangerous Slippery Slope

Eric Ulrich, the author, right, and Cardinal Dolan (photo: @eric_ulrich) In the coming months, the city and state education departments…
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A Parent’s Choice: Why I Send My Children to Yeshivas - New York Jewish Life
A Parent’s Choice: Why I Send My Children to Yeshivas - New York Jewish Life

By Abe Deutsch Yeshivas throughout New York are under attack. A small group of disgruntled former students, encouraged and amplified by…
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New York’s Bid to Control Religious Schools
New York’s Bid to Control Religious Schools

Local public districts would have the power to shut down private institutions.
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The war against yeshivas
The war against yeshivas

Hasidim's business success proves their schools more than hold their own
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The ugly attack on N.Y. yeshivas 
The ugly attack on N.Y. yeshivas 

For the past several years, the yeshiva system in New York has been subjected to relentless attacks from a small…
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Chassidic Parents Unite to Improve Secular Education in Yeshivas - The Jewish Voice
Chassidic Parents Unite to Improve Secular Education in Yeshivas - The Jewish Voice

In response to complaints about insufficient secular education in many New York City yeshivas, a new coalition of Chassidic community…
The Jewish Voice The Jewish Voice
NYC Yeshivos Group Pushes Back on Report | Hamodia.com
NYC Yeshivos Group Pushes Back on Report | Hamodia.com

A group representing many yeshivos in Brooklyn pushed back Thursday against a derogatory report, asserting that claims they don’t prepare…
Hamodia Hamodia
Yeshivah Principals Join for Roll-Out Of New General Studies Curriculums | Hamodia.com
Yeshivah Principals Join for Roll-Out Of New General Studies Curriculums | Hamodia.com

Over 75 principals, administrators and educators gathered for an introductory training session in newly updated math and language arts lesson…
Hamodia Hamodia
Brooklyn, NY - Improved Secular Curriculum for Chasidic Schools Rolled Out at Summer Training Session - Vos Iz Neias
Brooklyn, NY - Improved Secular Curriculum for Chasidic Schools Rolled Out at Summer Training Session - Vos Iz Neias

Brooklyn, NY – More than six dozen yeshiva principals, administrators, curriculum directors, lead teachers and community leaders gathered last week…
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Yeshivas Take Lesson in Secular Studies
Yeshivas Take Lesson in Secular Studies

More than 60 Hasidic men huddled over workbooks about U.S. coins and Binxie, a lost beagle, for an unusual training…
WSJ WSJ
Letters to the Editor: A defense of yeshivas
Letters to the Editor: A defense of yeshivas

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Parents and Mosdos Unite to Form New Advocacy Group | Hamodia.com
Parents and Mosdos Unite to Form New Advocacy Group | Hamodia.com

A broad-based coalition of parents, community leaders and mosdos from Boro Park and Williamsburg announced the founding of a new…
Hamodia Hamodia
Hasidic Parents Aim to Boost Education Standards
Hasidic Parents Aim to Boost Education Standards

A New York coalition of Hasidic parents hired a team to create lessons in math and English to help meet…
WSJ WSJ
Hikind Judges Spelling Bee Competition at Yeshiva Talmud Torah Darchei Chaim - The Yeshiva World
Hikind Judges Spelling Bee Competition at Yeshiva Talmud Torah Darchei Chaim - The Yeshiva World

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) visited Yeshiva Talmud Torah Darchei Chaim on Monday to judge its end-of-the-year spelling bee competition featuring
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World
Brooklyn, NY - Commitment To Higher Quality Secular Curriculum In Chasidic Schools On Display At Yeshiva Education Fair - Vos Iz Neias
Brooklyn, NY - Commitment To Higher Quality Secular Curriculum In Chasidic Schools On Display At Yeshiva Education Fair - Vos Iz Neias

Brooklyn, NY – Students at five Chasidic yeshivos in Borough Park had their moment in the spotlight yesterday, displaying both…
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Yeshivos Hold General Studies Fair | Hamodia.com
Yeshivos Hold General Studies Fair | Hamodia.com

An array of projects made by students from five Boro Park chadarim were on display at a gathering designed to…
Hamodia Hamodia
Hikind Attends Yeshiva Educational Expo Showcasing Students' Projects on Secular Studies - The Yeshiva World
Hikind Attends Yeshiva Educational Expo Showcasing Students' Projects on Secular Studies - The Yeshiva World

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) attended the first annual Yeshiva Educational Expo at P.S. 180 on Sunday where several yeshivas—Krasna, Ohr…
The Yeshiva World The Yeshiva World
Buoyed by ultra-Orthodox growth, NY Jewish school enrollment up 4%
Buoyed by ultra-Orthodox growth, NY Jewish school enrollment up 4%

Over 143,000 students enrolled in 2014-15 in state's Jewish schools, bucking a broader trend away from private education
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NYC DoE Hosts Meeting With Yeshivos About Buses | Hamodia.com
NYC DoE Hosts Meeting With Yeshivos About Buses | Hamodia.com

With a specific focus on serving the needs of children who require special education, the New York City Department of…
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IDT to Start a Cybersecurity ‘Yeshiva’
IDT to Start a Cybersecurity ‘Yeshiva’

IDT CSO and program co-founder Golan Ben-Oni tells CIO Journal that the analytical skills taught to those studying the Torah…
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