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NEWS
Education Ministry Fined for Deliberately Covering Up the
Success of a Chareidi Educational Project
By G. Lazer
A district court fined the Education Ministry NIS 13,500
($3,500) for violating the Freedom of Information Law by
hiding an NIS 1 million study on the results of math
achievement tests for first- and second-graders that showed
the superiority of a method developed by two chareidi
teachers from Bnei Brak.
Jerusalem Municipality Launches Plan to Build Communal
Facilities in Ramot
By Yechiel Sever
Jerusalem's Ramot neighborhood is set to become a center of
activity for the chareidi sector of Jerusalem in the coming
months based on a comprehensive plan led by Mayor Rabbi Uri
Lupoliansky to build halls, community centers and leisure
facilities.
Government Minister Says Conversion System Coordinated with Chief Rabbi
By Eliezer Rauchberger
"All of the moves related to the conversion system are totally coordinated with Chief Rabbi Shlomo Moshe Amar," Minister Ruhama Avraham (Balila) (Kadima) told the Knesset plenum this week, while responding to a no-confidence motion filed by UTJ and HaIchud HaLeumi-NRP on "the Prime Minister's intervention in halachic issues and distortion of conversion procedures."
Education Conference at Nir Etzion Set to Begin
By Yechiel Sever
Organizers are busy making final arrangements for the
Education Conference scheduled to take place at Nir Etzion
starting on Tuesday Rosh Chodesh Shevat. Registration is at a
peak for the three-day event, which is expect to draw
rabbonim, public figures, principals, education directors,
inspectors and top educators.
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