Biden administration to reverse Betsy DeVos-era rule on campus religious clubs
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News Coronavirus aid for Jewish day schools caught up in DeVos debate
Millions of dollars that could help Jewish private schools pay for transportation and tutoring are in limbo because of a political fight between Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives over whether the money should support all students or just those who are poor. The dispute concerns $13.5 billion in federal dollars…
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Fast Forward Anti-BDS Activist Approved For Top Education Civil Rights Post
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Kenneth Marcus, who founded a Jewish organization dedicated to fighting bias, won Senate approval for a top Education Department civil rights post without a single Democratic vote. On Thursday, the Senate voted 50-46 to support the Marcus nomination as assistant secretary for civil rights. A number of centrist and right-wing pro-Israel groups…
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Letters Letter: A Dangerous Liaison Between Synagogue And State
The Trump administration’s odd relationship with American Jews was on full display last week in Jerusalem. There, a multitude of end-times obsessed evangelical politicians gathered at the new U.S. Embassy to fantasize about Kingdom Come. U.S. Ambassador David Friedman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who, having wantonly chosen politics over their obligations to the founding…
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Fast Forward Betsy DeVos Visits 2 Orthodox Schools In New York — And No Public Ones
(JTA) — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited two yeshiva high schools in New York this week, amid allegations that such schools fail to provide an appropriate secular education. “Secretary DeVos made these historic visits to better understand Jewish education, a unique and time-honored tradition, within the diversity of the American educational tapestry,” said Rabbi Abba…
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Fast Forward Betsy DeVos Visits Orthodox Jewish School
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited an Orthodox Jewish school for the first time since taking office, the New York Post reported Tuesday. DeVos reportedly met with students and faculty at the Manhattan High School for Girls. She will also attend another Jewish school on Wednesday, the Post added. DeVos has toured private schools affiliated with…
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Breaking News A Trump Nominee Makes Jewish Groups Choose Between Israel And Sexual Harassment
WASHINGTON (JTA) — If there’s overlap between Hillel and the National Council of Jewish Women, it’s in two areas: defending Israel and combating violence against women on campus. Leaders of the campus Jewish organization took a look at the record of Kenneth Marcus, President Donald Trump’s nominee to run civil rights at the Department of…
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Fast Forward Anti-BDS Advocate Kenneth Marcus Tapped For Top Education Post
The Trump administration has nominated a Jewish advocate to hold the top civil rights position at the Department of Education. Kenneth L. Marcus, president of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, was named Thursday as the nominee to be the department’s assistant secretary for civil rights. He will serve under Secretary…
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