I find it funny that people seem to think a Yeshiva education will “break the poverty cycle.”
This is only true if:
1) Jews did not have adequate access to public school education
2) Yeshivas did not bankrupt families
3) Yeshivas encouraged/supported College or Trade school
4) Yeshivas discouraged full time Kollel across the board
Otherwise, public school education is free and assuming one is in a decent school district, give you a good education to get to college.
Most people I know grew up middle class and Yeshiva is bankrupting them. In Bergen County, the average household income is just under $100,000. Are you telling me $100,000 isn’t enough to support a family? Well, if you are paying yeshiva education it is NOT.
We require Jewish families to be top earners across America. We better make sure their jobs reflect that.