State reportedly not cutting funds to Haredi schools that fail to teach core subjects
Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the Jews"Despite claims to the contrary, over the past three years, the Education Ministry did not remove funding from schools failing to teach core subjects such as math and English, only deducting less than half a percent from funding for the United Torah Judaism party’s education network, according to a Sunday report.The revelations by Channel 13 were in line with a 2025 research report by the Israel Democracy Institute, which found that only a small fraction of the ultra-Orthodox boys’ elementary schools that fail to teach core curriculum subjects as required by law face any sanctions.Apparently disregarding the lack of core subjects in the ultra-Orthodox school system, the Knesset Finance Committee is slated to vote Tuesday on allocating…
A recent report indicates that the Israeli Education Ministry has not significantly cut funding to Haredi schools that fail to teach core subjects like math and English, despite legal requirements. Over the past three years, less than half a percent was deducted from the United Torah Judaism party’s education network. This aligns with a 2025 Israel Democracy Institute report, which found that only a small fraction of ultra-Orthodox boys’ elementary schools face sanctions for not teaching core curriculum.
“Exempt” institutions receive about 55% of the funding allocated to state schools, provided they teach 55% of the core curriculum.
The Knesset Finance Committee is set to vote on an additional NIS 200 million ($65.5 million) for Haredi schools. While the Attorney General warned dozens of schools about losing accreditation, only three refused to comply and lost their network status. The Finance Ministry, however, believes 32% of Haredi institutions do not meet core subject requirements.
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