Sentences with phrase «religious yeshiva»

He wants religious yeshiva schools to be exempt from state curriculum rules.

Sen. Simcha Felder wanted religious yeshiva schools to be exempt from some curriculum rules imposed by the state education department.

Senator Simcha Felder wanted religious yeshiva schools to be exempt from some curriculum rules imposed by the state education department.

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As for the deal for loosening state Education Department regulations for yeshivas (Jewish religious schools) that he got by holding up the state budget agreement last week, Felder said he is semi-satisfied.

The district has been fighting for some time over funding, with the Orthodox Jewish - controlled school board diverting funds to Yeshivas — religious private schools that educate a minority of students — and away from the public schools attended by a majority of students, many of whom are black and Latino.

The FBI yesterday swooped down on several vendors connected to an on - going fraud probe involving Yeshivas in Rockland County, serving numerous search warrants to obtain records on equipment purchases from religious schools, law enforcement sources said.

The FBI on Wednesday swooped down on several vendors connected to an on - going fraud probe involving Yeshivas in Rockland County, serving numerous search warrants to obtain records on equipment purchases from religious schools, law enforcement sources said.

The first mailer from Republican Chris McGrath's Senate campaign is aimed directly at the 9th district's Jewish voters, with a pledge to bolster yeshivas and religious schools.

But his push to change curriculum oversight regulations for yeshivas and other religious schools — while seemingly esoteric — largely held up the finalization of a deal on Friday, the drop - dead day to get the budget done before a holiday week.

Under it, he said, educational officials trying to evaluate standards at yeshivas would be asked to consider the number of hours spent studying all topics, including religious studies, in determining whether such an education was «substantially equivalent» to secular public schools.

The DfE also drew up a voluntary code of practice to keep pupils safe in out - of - school religious settings like madrasas and yeshivas, despite opposition from faith leaders.