New York City’s incoming comptroller, Brad Lander, said that he would use all of his power and resources to force yeshivas into teaching secular curriculum. “The state law is very clear that all schools, including private and parochial schools, have an obligation to deliver substantially comparable and competent secular education, especially where the city is contracting with those schools for transportation and books,” said Lander, who is a Jew • Full Story

A broad coalition of Yeshivas, yeshiva parents and organizations that promote and protect the rights of parents to choose yeshiva education for their children filed a lawsuit today challenging the new State Education Department (SED) guidelines regulating all of the state’s private schools • Full Story

ChabadInfo recently posted philanthropist Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz‘s emotion-laden and inspiring speech, in which he decries an “elitist” attitude with respect to admitting students to Yeshivos. Today, Thursday, Shlomo Yehuda issued an apology and clarification • Full Story