NY Times: NYC DOE Cuts Off Million in Special Ed Funding for Yeshiva Students

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NEW YORK (VINnews) – 20 companies that provide special education services to private school students are being blocked by the New York City Department of Education amid concerns of industry fraud.

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The New York Times (nyti.ms/3xb6qTb) on Thursday, reported that recent emails sent by the DOE instructed its employees to avoid hiring employees of the 20 companies when providing services to private school students with disabilities.

That change will have the city fighting requests for payment from private school parents whose children were approved by the DOE for services through the 20 companies that were singled out.

Those 20 companies, which primarily serve yeshiva students, provided $60 million in special education services last year alone.

A statement released by some of the companies, accused the DOE of acting unfairly, saying that the agency’s “refusal to engage in conversation with us and restore us as providers in good standing is only harming deserving students who need special education services.”


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A concerned citizen
A concerned citizen
1 year ago

This is the problem of abusing the system. Now kids who really need the special ed services , can’t get them

Sara
Sara
1 year ago

oy

Last edited 1 year ago by Rabbi Yair Hoffman
Common
Common
1 year ago

Which agencies?

Elephant
Elephant
1 year ago

Because kids are not being accepted in schools and yeshivos.

YITZCHOKLEVI
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YITZCHOKLEVI
1 year ago

Please, do not lose sight, that the NY Times reporting this is part of their overall agenda of portraying all of us in the community as unsavory and dishonest.

Unlawful Discrimination
Unlawful Discrimination
1 year ago

It’s unlawful discrimination if they are singling out Hasidim. Let them investigate everyone or no one.

Sol Leb
Sol Leb
1 year ago

Adams is our friend ya sure!

Kvetch
Kvetch
1 year ago

It’s as if at closed door meetings people asked what attracted Jews to settle in NY and then set out to dismantle each attraction one by one in disguised antisemitic expulsion of Jews that wont be condemned like the Spanish Inquisition.

Sara
Sara
1 year ago

Because now they have e to fund all the Mexicans who crossed the boarders illegally!

Soren
Soren
1 year ago

Well we all warned that if dems get elected they would rob us .

Triumphinwhitehouse
Triumphinwhitehouse
1 year ago

Because of SATMAR CUTA we are all suffering