News for Haredi Schools Yisrael Eichler: 'Haredi education system gets the crumbs''A haredi child in a Talmud Torah receives around 20% of the budget a secular child receives,' MK Yisrael Eichler says. Jerusalem's haredi schools return to nearly normal functioningHaredi schools in Jerusalem reopen fully - but not for all grades. MK Margi: 'I'm haredi, but not like Gafni'Shas' MK Margi says Draft Law is to 'poke fingers into haredim's eyes,' his party sees the 'whole nation,' not just the haredi sector. Haredi principals told: 'Don't cooperate with the Education Ministry visits'Directors of haredi school system urge school principals not to cooperate with inspections. 'System should remain independent.'Education Ministry interfering in haredi schools' curriculum?Education Min. 'interfering' by conducting thorough 'calculated' inspections of haredi schools, teaching staff and materials, paper says. 'My children weren't accepted to school because they're black'Black rapper who converted to Judaism and moved to Israel says haredi school refused to accept his children due to the color of their skin. Switzerland: Haredi high school won't operate next yearPrincipal promises to close Zurich Jewish school after failing to meet standards for secular subjects. Haredi rabbis push to drop complaint against violent teacherHaredi student calls police, files complaint against teacher who hit him, but parents drop complaint under pressure from local rabbis. Betsy DeVos under fire for choice of schools to visitUS Sec of State Betsy visits 2 Orthodox schools and no public ones in New York City trip. Haredi school exams to be recognized by universities?Education Ministry tells colleges, universities, to recognize teachers who passed haredi tests as holding high school diplomas. 'Some aspects of haredi education are a model for other systems'Haredi textbooks in Israel promote insularity and peaceful coexistence, study finds. England: Most Jews in haredi institutionsUK Education Minstry reports nearly 60% of Jewish students learn in haredi schools. |
