Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara responded on Friday to a High Court petition concerning government funding for "first floor" studies in ultra-Orthodox education networks, warning of significant gaps in compliance with core curriculum requirements.
"Education Ministry data point to significant gaps in the network institutions' compliance with their obligation to teach the full core curriculum, as well as failures in the ability to supervise compliance with those obligations and enforce them," she wrote.
The response further stated: "Accordingly, the state has determined that continued receipt of funding under the 'All Israeli Children' principle will be conditional on compliance with the basic obligations that apply to the network institutions, including full core curriculum studies as established in the official education curriculum, the employment of teaching staff with appropriate training."
It continued by saying that "full participation in measurement and assessment programs, cooperation with supervision and enforcement mechanisms, and compliance with reporting requirements. These requirements will apply beginning in the current school year."
The Yesh Atid Party petitioned Israel's High Court of Justice in December 2025 over budget transfers to ultra-Orthodox educational institutions. According to a letter the party sent before filing the petition, the government decided on December 22, 2025, to establish a ministerial team to formulate and implement government policy on ultra-Orthodox education.
