The Hochul administration is being taken to court for relaxing state laws designed to ensure private school students are receiving a basic education.

The legal action, if successful, would undo a loosening of standards slipped into the final spending package in May.

New York City prides itself on being a beacon of opportunity — a city where anyone, regardless of background, can build a better life. But when our leaders turn a blind eye to educational neglect, …

An agreement made behind closed doors is a big win for NY yeshivas, but it will harm their students.

New York’s highest court made mostly the right decision in upholding the state and city’s ability to regulate religious schools and hold them accountable when they fail to provide an education in s…

“is it time to actually resolve the issue rather than continue talking?” At a mayoral candidate forum at B’nai Jeshurun on June 8, 2025, moderator and NY1 reporter Errol Louis asked the candidates wha...

Hochul’s budget includes $37 billion for education, but the state Education Department is slamming one policy change as “educational malpractice” and a…

I am horrified and heartbroken. The New York State Legislature is passing a bill to dilute and delay the implementation of education standards at yeshivas and other nonpublic schools across the sta…

New York lawmakers are brokering a deal that would delay and weaken educational requirements for religious schools — a major setback for yeshiva reform advocates.

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York insisted that the state budget, now a month overdue, include measures to increase public safety and lower taxes for all but the wealthy.

A potential last-minute addition to the state budget would amount to a major victory for Hasidic Jewish leaders.

The budget is now 25 days late

As New York’s budget negotiations drag on, a dangerous backroom effort is underway. Being targeted are New York’s “substantial equivalency” regulations — rules that ensure private schools, includin…

Yeshivas and other nonpublic schools face a looming deadline to prove they offer an education similar to the state’s public schools. A proposed bill would…

The stricter rules for nonpublic schools were adopted in 2022.

Parents are being told to find another school for their children for next year.

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New state education rules will cut funding to private schools that can’t provide the same level of education as public schools. The ultra-Orthodox…

The decision is the first time that the State Department of Education has withheld money from private Hasidic schools for not teaching sufficient math and English skills.

The Williamsburg yeshivas were penalized after ignoring requests from the state education department to enter a remediation process.

The New York State Education Department is instructing families at a few Brooklyn yeshivas to find other schools — the first major test of how education officials will enforce controversial regulat…

YAFFED Senior Advisor Beatrice Weber testifying at the Joint Legislative Budget Hearing – Elementary Education/Secondary Education on 1/29/25. Testimony of Beatrice Weber, Senior Advisor, YAFFEDJoint ...

The complaint sent to the U.S. Department of Education on Jan. 13 said four Brooklyn Yeshivas have endured "targeted and discriminatory treatment" by the New York State Education Department and the ci...

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The proposed program would be “culturally responsive,” such as gender-segregated classes and a schedule that accommodates Jewish holidays