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Watch: NYC Mayoral Candidates Debate Enforcing Curriculum Requirements On Yeshivas

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“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 […]

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Tracking NYC’s Failing Yeshivas: A Deeper Dive into Data from YAFFED’s Research

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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

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“No longer deemed a school”: NYSED takes unprecedented action on failing yeshivas

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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. 

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YAFFED Executive Director Adina Mermelstein Konikoff in amNY – Protecting education standards for all students

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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

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Here’s what critics are getting wrong about regulating yeshivas

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Advocates against yeshiva oversight like Law Professor Michael A. Helfand are missing the mark on what should happen next after a Court ruling affirmed regulations to yeshivas  By Christopher Hazen, Attorney, Counselor at Law, YAFFED On July 22, 2024 Professor Michael A. Helfand at Pepperdine University’s Caruso School of Law in Malibu, California authored an

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YAFFED Staff Member Ben Tocker Testifies at New York City Council Oversight Hearing

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YAFFED Communications and Development Manager Ben Tocker testified at the New York City Council Oversight Hearing (Special Commissioner of Investigation for the New York City School District), on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Here is a video and a complete transcript of his remarks: Committee on Oversight and Investigations – Oversight Hearing – Special Commissioner of

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YAFFED Executive Director Beatrice Weber addresses the 2023 City & State “Education In New York” Summit

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Video of a presentation on August 17, 2023 at City & State’s Education In New York Summit by YAFFED Executive Director Beatrice Weber about the progress that YAFFED has made over the last year and the continued work necessary to ensure that all children in Hasidic and Haredi schools receive an education.

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