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A YouTuber says frum schools took $15 million in E-Rate money. The one new federal case is a $137,576 forfeiture.

Oct 22, 2026

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A YouTuber says frum schools took $15 million in E-Rate money. The one new federal case is a $137,576 forfeiture.

Tyler Oliveira's video drew 10 million views. Here is what the public record actually shows.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Lakewood

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Leor Moshe told Orthodox investors he funded small business loans. He took $11 million for himself.

Oct 22, 2026

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Leor Moshe told Orthodox investors he funded small business loans. He took $11 million for himself.

A Toms River man admitted a $47 million fraud. The SEC says two men from his own town sold it for him.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Nonprofits

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Met Council's CEO was paid about $690,000. Government grants to the charity nearly doubled in a year.

Oct 22, 2026

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Met Council's CEO was paid about $690,000. Government grants to the charity nearly doubled in a year.

The anti-poverty agency rebuilt after a kickback scandal. Its pay and its public money have grown with it.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Schools

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Teach NJ says $1 billion a year is on the table. Gov. Sherrill hasn't opted New Jersey in.

Oct 22, 2026

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Teach NJ says $1 billion a year is on the table. Gov. Sherrill hasn't opted New Jersey in.

If she doesn't, Lakewood donors can send their credits to other states.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Agudah

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Agudah got an invitation-only preview of the tax credit rules. The rules bar states from adding limits.

Oct 22, 2026

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Agudah got an invitation-only preview of the tax credit rules. The rules bar states from adding limits.

Comments close December 1. Critics say the rule leaves fraud controls to no one.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

OU

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The OU's own lobby studied state scholarships. Schools kept 32 cents of every new dollar.

Oct 22, 2026

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The OU's own lobby studied state scholarships. Schools kept 32 cents of every new dollar.

Teach Coalition's numbers land just as the federal tax credit opens the spigot.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Schools

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New Jersey says Lakewood's schools need a state takeover. The district owes Trenton $214 million.

Oct 22, 2026

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New Jersey says Lakewood's schools need a state takeover. The district owes Trenton $214 million.

4,800 public students, 50,000 private ones, and one budget that can't carry both.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Schools

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Lakewood restored free busing for 307 public school students. Yeshiva families pay $675 a child.

Oct 22, 2026

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Lakewood restored free busing for 307 public school students. Yeshiva families pay $675 a child.

The state's fiscal monitor turned down a $14.9 million plan for the other 12,952.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff

Security

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American Jewish groups now spend $1 billion a year on security. Washington's fund is $300 million.

Oct 22, 2026

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American Jewish groups now spend $1 billion a year on security. Washington's fund is $300 million.

FEMA turned down nearly three of every four applicants, and added a clause that lets it walk away.

Kol America Staff
Kol America Staff
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