A new lawsuit could undo a quiet deal in Albany that loosened education rules for private religious schools, according to the Times Union.
Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers are being sued over a May law that lets nonpublic schools—like yeshivas—skip stricter state instruction standards if enough students take recognized exams. The suit argues the law violates kids’ constitutional right to a “sound basic education.”
Filed in Brooklyn Supreme Court, the case leans on a landmark ruling from the 1990s and includes former yeshiva students who say poor instruction left them unprepared for life. Critics claim the budget deal was politically driven to win support from ultra-Orthodox voting blocs.
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