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In a first, New York state declares a Hasidic school’s education inadequate

JL;DR SUMMARY In a historical move, New York State has declared a Hasidic boys school in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood inadequate in providing basic secular education, marking the first instance of such a ruling against a Hasidic institution. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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EducationNew YorkSecular StudiesYaffedHasidic SchoolsNew York StateYeshiva Mesivta Arugath HabosemBeatrice WeberCurriculum StandardsBetty Rosa

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"School buses lined up in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, April 24, 2019."
New York City, New York, United States
"New York City education officials had recommended that the school be found in compliance."
Hudson Valley, New York, United States
"showed that more than 100 Hasidic boys schools in Brooklyn and the Hudson Valley received at least $1 billion in public funding in the past four years while failing to provide adequate instruction in secular subjects."
Bronx, New York, United States
"A Bronx native, she reported for The Patriot Ledger,"
Washington, D.C., Washington DC, United States
"WAMU in Washington, D.C., where she lives."

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