New York State Commissioner of Education Dr. Betty Rosa recently significantly and unilaterally raised the tax levy upon the predominantly Orthodox Jewish district of East Ramapo, New York.
Agudath Israel of America responded with a major press release "expressing deep concern" over the Commissioner’s decision.
The statement reads in part:
"Agudath Israel has argued, publicly and recently, that the state’s formula to fund districts and public schools (Foundation Aid) is fundamentally flawed and at fault here. It does not account at all for nonpublic school students, even though the district is required to supply certain services to all children. Given the unique demographics of East Ramapo, where most children attend yeshiva, the district has, naturally, experienced budgetary shortfalls.
"To be clear, Agudath Israel supports properly funding public schools. All children deserve the facilities and resources to succeed. But the funds to accomplish that ought to come from the state legislature, not through an unprecedented, unilateral tax levy imposed by the Commissioner of Education.
"Agudath Israel therefore urges the state to resolve the deficiency at its heart. The state must act in the best interest of public-school and nonpublic school children alike and fix the formula, instead of usurping the voice, and further taxing the pocketbooks of, East Ramapo’s Jewish residents."
New Jersey's School Funding Reform Act - which was touted by Trenton Democrats (Avi Schnall's boys) is equally "fundamentally flawed and at fault." It too "does not account at all for nonpublic school students, even though the district is required to supply certain services to all children."
This is the very fight which R' Aron Lang has single-handedly and selflessly been fighting over the past decade with little to no fanfare. Curiously, Agudath Israel has not joined the bandwagon. They haven't even bothered to put out fancy press releases "urging the state to resolve the deficiency at its heart."
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1 comment:
AGUDAH, does not "anymore" represent the frum Tzibur at all. The joined the leftists, liberals, etc. aka "Democrats".
They are to be considered "Roidfim", a big cause of the Anti semisim we are suffering is to be directly attributed to Aguda.
Proof in the pudding is their partticipation in the Democrat convention.
If you are a member in Agudah, dis-member ASAP.
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