Education
Coalition of US Jewish orgs. releases ‘Jewish Students Bill of Rights’ to combat K-12 antisemitism
Five major Jewish groups launched a six-point plan calling on schools to combat antisemitism and protect Jewish students.
Israel’s education system is failing the students who will shape its future - editorial
Israeli student grades dropping sharply, initial national evaluation report confirms
Secular school in Damascus announces full gender segregation, backlash ensues
Tali Mekere: A first-generation engineer's path to success from Ethiopia to Netanya
“There are amazing people who are willing to help. With determination and belief in yourself, anything is possible.”
Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants
The first cohort completed a joint Herzog College-Shekel training program aimed at bringing people with disabilities into Israeli classrooms as paid teaching assistants.
Former haredim overlooked in draft debate, underrepresented in workforce, report finds
Among men aged 20 to 29 from haredi homes who reported past IDF service, 71% no longer identified as haredi when surveyed, according to the organization Out for Change.
Umm el-Fahm schools close in protest of MK Zvi Sukkot visit
Schools across Umm el-Fahm closed as residents protested Sukkot’s inspection, while he alleged terrorist linked figures were entering classrooms.
Jewish day school enrollment rising across denominations
One report found that non-Orthodox school enrollment has increased by 3% from 2021 to 2024, while Orthodox schools have seen a 7% increase.
Inside the student fund backing tomorrow's entrepreneurs
Some are barely into their twenties, yet they decide which startups receive funding. Inside Ben-Gurion University's Cactus Capital, students aren't preparing to become investors. They already are.
The cost of Jewish life is pushing families into debt - opinion
The Jewish community needs to have an honest, nationwide conversation about whether Jewish life is worth the cost and how we can fix this issue.
Against all odds: Successful education evolving in Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages - opinion
Every morning, when students walk through the doors of our school in Abu Talul, they carry with them the aspirations of their families and their communities.
Meeting today’s urgent need for Jewish community and identity - opinion
To build a thriving Jewish community after October 7, the challenge is not a lack of resources. It is whether we will direct those resources toward deep and transformative Jewish education.
Tel Aviv University rises in latest QS world rankings despite growing Israeli academia boycott
While Tel Aviv University has improved its ranking in recent years, in years gone by it would regularly appear in the world's top 200 universities.
