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investigation had actually begun. Thereafter, Yaffed began an "evidence drive" collecting materials from "yeshiva graduates of
Hasidic yeshivas and parents of current yeshiva students" that would demonstrate whether Hasidic schools in New York are meeting state-mandated secular education requirements. Yaffed states that it has already collected such materials as textbooks with certain subjects "blacked out", and report cards for boys of high school age that listed, "no secular subjects at all". The investigation was still ongoing in August 2018, stymied by the refusal of half of the yeshivas under investigation to allow DOE investigators entry.
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ultra-Orthodox world to act responsibly in preparing their youth for economic sufficiency, and for broad access to the resources of the modern world. Their stated mission is to ensure that all students receive the critical tools and skillsets needed for long-term personal growth and self-sufficient futures.
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in psychology from Touro
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by giving special treatment to yeshivos, and also guaranteeing that one of the metropolitan area's fastest-growing student populations will continue to receive "a sub-standard secular education". Yaffed argued that it was unconstitutional for the New York City and State
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has noted that Yaffed is one of several Jewish activist organizations around the globe, including Israel, the U.S., U.K., Canada, and
Belgium, who are working towards having Hasidic yeshivas meet the general standards of secular education.
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