New York Private Schools Will Be Required To Teach the Basics

The unanimous vote by the Board of Regents follows several years of debate that began with complaints of children graduating from fervently observant Orthodox Jewish schools lacking basic academic skills.

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Protesters before a Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2022, at Albany. Will Waldron/The Albany Times Union via AP

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Sep 13, 2022, 03:12 PM ET

ALBANY, New York — Private and religious schools in New York face greater scrutiny after state education leaders approved rules Tuesday requiring them to prove their academic programs line up with those of public schools.

New York Private Schools Will Be Required To Teach the Basics

New York Private Schools Will Be Required To Teach the Basics

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