The Finance Ministry believes that a third of Haredi educational institutions should not receive state funding, according to a report by Eli Hirschman. The report says the institutions' managers were summoned to hearings and promised a dramatic change.
The report, published by Eli Hirschman, reveals a Finance Ministry assessment that roughly one-third of Haredi educational institutions under the recognized-but-unofficial networks do not meet the criteria for state funding. According to the report, the institutions' administrators were summoned to hearings and pledged to implement a significant overhaul. The disclosure adds to the long-running debate over state funding for Haredi education, which has been a point of contention between the Finance Ministry and Haredi political parties. The Finance Ministry's professional staff have previously warned that subsidies for institutions that do not teach core curriculum are economically unsustainable. The specific institutions affected and the timeline for any funding changes remain unclear.
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