Farina Political Coverup on Yeshiva Education

Pro-secular-education Jewish group Yaffed triggered the review in July 2015 after sending a letter to education officials, identifying 39 New York City yeshivas it says do not provide academic instruction required by state law. The review has lagged, according to critics, who accuse the city of purposely stalling... NY Daily News

Carmen Farina denies stalling of probe into yeshivas is political ..... What a load of horseshit

For years a group of former Hasidic students have been trying to get the DOE to address the scandalous educational conditions and outright misuse of public money in the yeshivas. I have lots of tape from their appearances at PEP meetings time after time, only to be stonewalled by Farina and her minions.

We all know what is happening -- de Blasio political pandering to the Hasidic community which votes as a block.

So in this Daily News report that there is a delay in the DOE investigation we at least see the press beginning to pay attention to serious stuff instead of chasing de Blasio around on his frivolous stuff.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/education/probe-nyc-yeshivas-teaching-practices-summer-article-1.3330746

Probe into teaching practices at Orthodox Jewish schools continues past the summer

Naftuli Moster said he never learned the words "cell" or "molecule" at the ultra-Orthodox schools he attended, where secular subjects were considered "unimportant or downright going against Judaism."

(Seth Wenig/AP)

BY Ben Chapman Reuven Blau

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Sunday, July 16, 2017, 1:47 PM

The city investigation into accusations that ultra-Orthodox Jewish schools fail to provide basic secular lessons will not be finished by the end of this summer, a school official said Sunday.
The city’s Education Department will issue an “interim report” before Sept. 22.

But the investigation, which has been going on for close to two-years, is ongoing, and there’s no end in sight.

“We take this very seriously,” said DOE spokeswoman Toya Holness.

Carmen Farina denies stalling of probe into yeshivas is political
 
Pro-secular-education Jewish group Yaffed triggered the review in July 2015 after sending a letter to education officials, identifying 39 New York City yeshivas it says do not provide academic instruction required by state law.
The review has lagged, according to critics, who accuse the city of purposely stalling.

“The DOE has remained mum and evasive on details since the beginning,” Yaffed said Thursday.

The group claimed that the yeshivas inspected were tipped off before the visits were made.

Where is de Blasio on inadequate education at yeshivas? 
 
“Consequently, our confidence in the ability of the DOE to produce anything objective or accurate has been greatly diminished,” Yaffed said.

At stake is an estimated 25,000 students at the male-only schools, according to Yaffed Executive Director Naftuli Moster. Many who graduate lack basic reading and writing skills. Some struggle to speak English as the classes are primarily in Yiddish.

DOE has ducked questions about the probe.

The department rejected a Freedom of Information Law request filed by the Daily News for documents related to the investigation, citing the ongoing probe.

Yaffed announced Thursday that it is working on its own report.

“We still look forward to reviewing the findings of the DOE,” the group said. “Yaffed hopes for nothing short of a comprehensive and truthful report that will lead to improvements in Hasidic education, and not one which seeks to cover up educational failings or fabricate make-believe progress.”
The organization urged the DOE to create a detailed plan for improvement with clear benchmarks to help the schools become compliant.