A Call to Action – Ami Magazine Interviews Agudah’s Leah Zagelbaum about “School Reform”
Ami Magazine recently interviewed Agudath Israel’s Vice President for Media Affairs Leah Zagelbaum about the crisis facing New York yeshivas and Bais Yaakovs. Read the entire interview here:
New York State Council of Catholic School Superintendents File Lawsuit Against Substantial Equivalency Guidelines
The New York State Council of Catholic School Superintendents, along with various concerned schools and parents, filed a lawsuit on March 18th, naming Commissioner Elia and the New York State Education Department, and seeking a judgment against the new Substantial Equivalency Guidelines. You can view or download the lawsuit by clicking on the links below.
Agudath Israel, PEARLS, and Torah Umesorah File Lawsuit Against Substantial Equivalency Guidelines
Agudath Israel, PEARLS, Torah Umesorah, and concerned Yeshivos and parents filed a lawsuit on March 7th, naming Chancellor Rosa and Commissioner Elia, and seeking a judgment against the new Substantial Equivalency Guidelines. You can view or download the lawsuit by clicking on the links below.
NYSAIS Files Lawsuit Against New York State Education Department
On March 5th, 2019, the New York State Association of Independent Schools (NYSAIS), together with schools threatened by the new Substantial Equivalency Guidelines, filed a lawsuit against Commissioner Elia and the New York State Education Department seeking a judgment against these new rules. You can read and download the lawsuit at the links below.
Hamodia: Yeshivos File Lawsuit Against ‘Unconstitutional’ Guidelines
By Yochonon Donn, Thursday, March 7, 2019 at 6:41 pm | ל’ אדר א’ תשע”ט NEW YORK – Five of America’s oldest yeshivos joined with a group of parents and groups representing New York state’s yeshivos in filing a lawsuit Thursday night against the education department, charging that recent guidelines seeking to regulate how closely religious institutions are “substantially …
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Broad Coalition of Orthodox Organizations, Yeshivas and Parents File Suit Against New State Regulations of Private Schools
Follows lawsuit by Independent Schools against the State Education Department Press release from PEARLS Albany, New York – A broad coalition of Yeshivas, yeshiva parents and organizations that promote and protect the rights of parents to choose yeshiva education for their children filed a lawsuit today challenging the new State Education Department (SED) guidelines regulating …
The Case Against Yeshivas and the Future of Religious Liberty
The legal case that yeshiva educational standards are unconstitutional is gaining influence even as it loses in the courts, and could have far-reaching consequences By Michael A. Helfand | February 8, 2019 12:00 AM In recent months, the ongoing battles between New York’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and the New York State Education Department have hit a crescendo. …
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Reason Magazine: Private Schools Provide Educational Choice—For Now
Private schools are holding their ground against surging competition and scared regulators. By J.D. Tuccille | Jan. 23, 2019 3:30 pm From Reason Magazine. For families uninterested in whatever education public schools may provide, the most established alternatives continue to be independent schools run by private groups, religious organizations, and businesses. They recruit students by …
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