East Ramapo Schools Fight
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Orthodox social action group Uri L’Tzedek joins call for state oversight of haredi-controlled school district. An Orthodox social justice group has joined the call for...
View ArticleSocial Injustice And The Ramapo School Board
Rabbi Avi Shafran Special To The Jewish Week It was Albert Camus’ insight that bad things often result from ignorance, and that “good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack...
View ArticleIn Defense of the East Ramapo Central School District
Yehuda Weissmandl I write in response to the Opinion essay by Rabbi Ari Hart, of Uri L'Tzedek, regarding the Board of Education’s handling of the fiscal crisis and political turmoil within the East...
View ArticleClergy: Here's What We Know About East Ramapo
Rockland Clergy for Social Justice Recent Jewish Week exchanges over the East Ramapo Central School District reveal intense emotions and points of view that underlie the tensions and conflict...
View ArticleN.Y. State Appoints Monitor For Majority Orthodox School District
JTA The New York State Education Department is appointing a fiscal monitor to oversee a troubled school district run by a majority haredi Orthodox Jewish school board.read more
View ArticleEast Ramapo Schools Under State Supervision
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Chasidic school board president calls appointment of fiscal monitor 'hateful bigotry'; activists hope for transparency. Tensions in a Rockland County public school district...
View ArticleThis American Life Takes On East Ramapo School Kerfuffle
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Iconic public radio show dives into debate over chasidic-run public school district.This American Life, the popular radio show known for its quirky, in-depth programs, will...
View ArticleCrunching The Numbers In East Ramapo Schools Row
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Is a chasidic board gutting public schools? How ‘This American Life’ and Tablet came to different conclusions. The conflict-ridden East Ramapo school board has had plenty...
View ArticleChasidic Pol Concedes After Absentee Ballot Count
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Aron Wieder, first ultra-Orthodox Jew to run for a state legislature, loses by razor-thin margin. Aron Wieder, believed to be the first chasidic candidate in the U.S. to...
View ArticleResults Signal Anger At — And Among — Orthodox Jews
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Rare ballot initiative seeks to curb political influence of Rockland's growing charedi community. Update, Sept. 30, 11:25 p.m.: According to The Journal News, amid claims...
View ArticleEast Ramapo School Board 'Blinded' To Students' Needs, State Monitor Says
Steve Lipman Staff Writer Report calls for state veto power over decisions made by Orthodox-majority school board. The school board in Rockland County’s East Ramapo School District showed favoritism...
View ArticleAnswer To East Ramapo School Oversight In Lakewood?
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Black-hat enclave’s fiscal monitor system suggested for embattled district; meanwhile Orthodox-majority school board responds. As state lawmakers craft a bill to address...
View ArticleEast Ramapo School Board Fires Back Following Scathing Report
Amy Sara Clark Staff Writer Board president Yehudah Weissmandl says there's 'another side to the story.' Following a report recommending state oversight for the embattled East Ramapo Central School...
View ArticleLet’s Be Honest: The East Ramapo `Monitor Bill’ Is A Sham
Harry Grossman There is a proposed bill in the legislature that, if passed, will remove the authority of the elected Board of Education of the East Ramapo Central School District, and appoint an...
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