Israeli Government Conditions Ultra-Orthodox School Funding on Core Curriculum Compliance
How 10 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
First reported by Behadrei Haredim · 4 hours ago
What happened
The Israeli Attorney General has conditioned funding for ultra-Orthodox schools on teaching the full core curriculum, responding to a petition challenging government payments to these networks. The Supreme Court froze the funds amid findings that many schools lack qualified teachers and fail to meet curriculum requirements. The government acknowledged oversight flaws and legal disputes over funding levels.
- 01Israeli Attorney General ties ultra-Orthodox school funding to core curriculum compliance starting this year.
- 02Supreme Court froze nearly one billion shekels in government funds pending compliance review.
- 03Ministry of Education data shows many Haredi schools lack qualified core subject teachers.
- 04About one-third of these schools have no properly qualified core subject teacher.
- 05Hadash movement petitioned against full funding for schools not teaching full core curriculum.
- 06Government admits oversight and enforcement mechanisms are currently inadequate.
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