Mother of 10 says her kids didn't learn basic reading, math, science at Hasidic schools

Earlier this month, New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro told Here & Now about an investigation into New York's Hasidic yeshivas, or schools, that offer so little non-religious education that students get to high school without basic reading and math skills.

These schools are not required to give standardized tests but some do. In 2019, the Central United Talmudical Academy tested 1,000 boys in reading and math. All of them failed. While many Jewish schools have been recognized for excellence, these ultra-orthodox Hasidic schools, which serve about 50,000 students across Brooklyn and the lower Hudson Valley, offer a very different education.