The Orthodox Union applauded the Senate for a hurricane compensation package that could provide $1.5 million to Jewish schools. Compensation amounting to $6,000 per displaced student will be paid to schools that absorbed Katrina refugees, whether or not they’re public, according to the year’s final appropriations package, passed Wednesday by the Senate.
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