Seems more even-handed than most of the articles in this thread.
It's typical of the human-interest articles that the Times publishes, many of which have featured orthodox Jews.
How does it fit their agenda?
It doesn't fit the agenda of those who want us to believe that we are all victims of NYT antisemitism, rather than have us think critically about the issues of certain yeshivas that have engaged in substandard education and/or financial fraud as reported in the NYT.