School Lookup Tool School Lookup Tool Search by school name or BEDS code About The Data ▼ Use the School Lookup Tool to find data about New York’s Jewish schools in “Jewish Education in New York State 2022–2025” on the Berman Jewish DataBank. “Jewish Education in New York State 2022–2025” is a groundbreaking study, representing
On November 12, 2025 YAFFED announced the release of Jewish Education in New York State, a groundbreaking study authored by Dr. Matty Lichtenstein, a scholar of Jewish education and policy. The report represents the most comprehensive analysis to date of what students in Hasidic and other Jewish schools are being taught — and what the
The entire YAFFED team joined renowned education policy attorney Michael Rebell on Thursday, September 18, at the Kings County Supreme Court for the announcement of a class action lawsuit to reverse New York State’s dismantling of education standards for nonpublic schools in a backroom political deal during this year’s state budget process. YAFFED’s movement took
Plus: Legal Win + We’re hiring! Dear Friends, As many are looking at the NYC mayoral race as a crucible for the issues they care about most, the YAFFED team eagerly awaits the results of next week’s primary. The crisis of educational neglect in yeshivas is a topic the leading candidates are certainly familiar
“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 what they would do to address the systemic crisis of educational neglect in Hasidic and Haredi yeshivas and if they would be
This is an online edition of the YAFFED Monthly Update newsletter for May 2025. Sign up here to receive this newsletter and other YAFFED updates in your inbox. Join us on zoom this Monday at 5pm – Supporters’ Briefing Plus: Mayoral Forum on June 8, What we know about the budget bill, and more. Last
The above news segment aired on Spectrum News on Thursday night, March 27, 2025, with reporting by Kate Lisa. For more, visit Spectrum News or read segments from the article below: State Education Department: Don’t play politics with nonpublic school standards State Education Department officials told Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders Thursday not to
This Blog post is the first in a series where we’ll share a deeper look into some of the qualitative research and quantitative data that we’ve gathered and analyzed on the yeshiva sector. We’ll soon have the ability to map out in a much clearer fashion just how well New York’s yeshivas are performing, allowing us to
February 18, 2025 Last week, the New York State Education Department issued letters to three Brooklyn yeshivas who have obstructed the department’s ongoing school review process that they are no longer designated schools that teach compulsory education, an unprecedented and important first step that we hope serves as a wakeup call for other noncompliant schools.
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 Legislative Public Hearing on the 2025 Executive Budget Proposal: Elementary & Secondary EducationJanuary 29, 2025 Good morning, Chairs Krueger, Pretlow, Benedetto, Mayer, and members of the committee. Thank you for
by Adina Mermelstein Konikoff, YAFFED Executive Director The following appeared as an Op-ed in amNY on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 When Chaim left his Hasidic yeshiva at 16, he entered New York City public schools far behind in essential subjects like math, science, and history. Catching up was a monumental challenge, made even harder by
