Education
Syrian university restriction on female enrollment deepens concerns over women’s rights
Syria’s Higher Education Ministry announced that admission to law, economics and management, and social sciences programs at the National University of Defense Sciences would be restricted to men.
Hebrew University receives record $250 million donation from philanthropist John Paulson
Combating Israel's 'brain drain': Inside Hebrew University's new medical education center
Coming Full Circle: Miami Beach Couple Gives Back to the Program Where They Met
A planned non-Zionist Jewish school in Boston hopes to ride the momentum of the left
Achvat Olam will teach about Jewish history, cultures, and languages outside of Israel, while engaging with Hebrew and Israel’s history from a non-Zionist perspective.
ConnectEd launches online English-speaking community for Jewish educators
Initially developed for Hebrew-speaking educators, the form offers webinars, peer learning, working groups, and collaborative projects for Israel's English-speaking community.
Three injured in Poland's third youth stabbing attack in four days
A 21-year-old student allegedly stabbed three people at a Warsaw college, days after two school attacks left one person dead and several injured, raising fears of further violence.
French PM Addresses Student Demands as Protests Shut Hundreds of Schools, Lead to 6,000 Detentions
French PM Sébastien Lecornu pledged to respond by late October but stopped short of meeting student demands, as protesters took to the streets Thursday for nationwide demonstrations dubbed “Act IV.”
Israel spends more of its GDP on education than the OECD average, but less per student
Government spending per student in Israel is about 61% lower than the OECD average. Nearly half of the Israeli population is under age 24, and demographic growth erodes the budget per student.
Israel’s election must address children without family support - opinion
Israel must strengthen its welfare system and ensure children without family support have the care and guidance they need to thrive.
Philadelphia teacher passing as Palestinian raised alarms for Jewish groups before she rose to fame
Hannah Gann’s anti-Israel activism caused concern for years, but critics said the school district didn’t do enough.
Trump says French protests the result of 'nothing less than out-of-control mass migration'
Trump claimed that the protests were not about schools, and instead were "about Islam wanting to take over a once great country!"
Kalaniyot faculty network strengthens campus ties to Israeli scholars, fights academic boycotts
MIT's Professor Dr. Yossi Sheffi, deeply impacted by campus antisemitism and anti-Israel protests, helped create Kalaniyot to combat academic boycotts and strengthen ties with Israeli researchers.
'This will not be overlooked': Herzliya mayor slams Otzma Yehudit handing out noose pins at school
Herzliya Mayor Yariv Fisher condemned the distribution of noose-themed pins to students at Handasaim High School, calling the incident the crossing of an “educational, ethical, and moral red line.”
