Haredi Schools In Fed $core

Haredi schools hit the jackpot when federal stimulus funds were handed out in NY, collecting more than $1 million through school lunch-program grants, while the NYC's Department of Education snared just $2 million–although it has 10 times as many students.

Orthodox schools in fed $core
By REUVEN BLAU and DAVID SEIFMAN • New York Post

Orthodox Jewish schools hit the jackpot when federal stimulus funds were handed out last year around the state, collecting more than $1 million through school lunch-program grants, while the city's Department of Education snared just $2 million -- although it has 10 times as many students.

Records show that the state received just under $6 million late last year from the Department of Agriculture to distribute to schools enrolled in the National School Lunch Program.

The money was targeted for schools where more than 50 percent of students were eligible for free lunches, meaning the neediest.

Jane Briggs, a state education spokeswoman, said the yeshivas did well because, "based on the poverty levels in the schools, their eligibility was high."

Previously on FailedMessiah: Haredi Schools Get 45% Of NY Education Dept Stimulus Grants.