A few days after Shas leader Aryeh Deri signed an agreement with the Ministry of Education to include secular studies in its Mayan Chinuch educational network the final paperwork was signed on Tuesday 6 Shevat by Finance Minister Yair Lapid. Lapid hailed the agreement as “historic”, praising Shas’ decision to accept the Education Ministry’s curriculum in its schools. “Tens of thousands of chareidi children will now learn math, English and science for the first time” Lapid stated.
He added that by accepting the secular studies he is confident the students in this system will have a fair chance at employment and supporting their families and this is ultimately the government’s goal.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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For the sake of the children, let’s hope that the Ministry of Education will vigilantly monitor the implementation of this important agreement. Deri’s signature, by itself, is worthless: he will happily take the additional funding and then fail to teach the core subjects in any meaningful manner unless he knows that the implementation of the agreement is being closely monitored.
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This is not a first for many Charedi students, many of the Chinuch Atzmi schools teach math, English and science.