Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael Crime & JusticeIsrael will restrict extracurricular funding from 2027 for schools with repeated budget irregularities after reports that criminal groups blackmailed and threatened principals to steer contracts to favored providers. The move will mainly affect schools in Arab communitiesShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeNoa Limone11:38 PM • June 02 2026 IDTStarting in 2027, the Education Ministry will block schools with a history of budget irregularities from accessing its database of approved extracurricular programs and resources.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel educationArab IsraelisIsrael crimeCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesLebanonTrump-NetanyahuMamdani-Israel ParadeGazaIsrael ElectionsRome PrideHaQuizHaaretz PodcastHaaretz CartoonTurkey Is Seizing the Moment and Israel Has a Lot to LearnThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartHow the Strait of Hormuz Blockade Can Harm Marine Ecosystems Across the WorldThis West Bank Town Reveals: Bloodshed Is Policy, and It Crosses the Green LineRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Pentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran WarIsrael's Solution to the Gaza Problem Is Well Underway