After eight-year probe, city's Department of Education report finds private Hasidic schools don't provide 'substantially equivalent' education to public schools
Critics say coverage misrepresented data, obfuscated sources' biases to criticize Hasidic school system; advocacy group defends reporting as shining light on 'critical issue'
Agudath Israel of America's 'Know Us' initiative aims to push back against critical series of articles on Jewish schools, using billboards, white paper report, online outreach
Private firms serving Orthodox schools are collecting more than $350 million a year in gov't money in exchange for special education services that aren't always needed or provided
Brooklyn Jewish day school breaking law by not meeting state standards, commissioner rules, yeshivas file lawsuit seeking to overturn new oversight law
State Education Department outlines plan for monitoring instruction in non-public schools, part of a years-long battle over religious study in massive Jewish school system
Judge says district must transport non-public students to schools on all days they're open, including public holidays; rules statewide guidelines 'null and void'
Education department says it will enact new regulations on 'substantial equivalence' in non-public schools, indicating possible changes for ultra-Orthodox in 2022-2023 school year
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