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Two injured after gunman takes hostage at Thai school, police say suspect detained

"The perpetrator has been captured," Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters, adding that two people - a student and a teacher - were wounded in the incident.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)
Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Jan. 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

Jewish group threatens lawsuit over ban on publicly funded religious schools

Opposition leader and Yair Lapid announced  that his party would demand the Education Ministry portfolio in the next government, naming MK Meirav Cohen (Yesh Atid) as his appointment for education minister. February 5.

Lapid unveils plan to improve education system, demands Education Minstry portfolio in next gov't

Smoke rises during a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests


Is August wearing you out? Get ready for September’s drama

Parents – if you thought it was hard for you now – wait until the beginning of the school year. But wait, don’t panic, there are some really simple things you can and should start doing now.

The first day of school

How a simple cloth napkin turned into a final project on manners and gender

Maya Karpel Regev, a Kibbutzim College design graduate, turned simple cloth napkins into a unique final project exploring table manners, gender, and social questions through creative screen printing.

A design project by Maya Karpel Regev from the Kibbutzim College

Villanova University says a report of a campus shooter was a ‘cruel hoax’

Radnor Township officials issued a shelter-in-place advisory via social media. No additional information was provided.

Police officers respond to reports of an active shooter at Villanova University, Pennsylvania, U.S. August 21, 2025, in this screen grab taken from video.

Petah Tikva teacher raped two 17-year-old students, barred from teaching for eight years

The 43-year-old English teacher has been determined unfit to work for the Education Ministry and will be barred from any government position involving children for eight years.

An empty classroom

Teaching humanity: Importance of education in Israel's challenging reality - opinion

Educators today must believe that hope is not yet lost – even when it is hidden.

Kiryat Shmona Mayor Avichai Stern visits a school in the northern city on the first day back since the beginning of the war, March 9, 2025; illustrative.

A need to pass on wisdom: Yeshiva, academia has failed to produce new sages - opinion

We need sages. And the yeshiva and academia have failed to methodically produce sages. But we can fix that.

Rabbi Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi delivers a torah lesson at Ateret Yisrael Yeshiva in Jerusalem, November 19, 2019.

‘There is no more money’: Kisch warns start of school year may be delayed due to funding issues

Kisch underscored that the budget issues were because the Finance Ministry and National Security Ministry had not finalized funding for the school security.

The Education Committee, chaired by MK Yosef Taieb (Shas) and attended by Education Minister Yoav Kisch on August 13, 2025.

The soul friends who founded an iconic brand in Paris – and now it’s in Israel

Brand news: The makeup brand creating buzz, the perfect makeup removal, kitchen tools that make you want to cook, the pizza making Aliyah, a morning by the sea, and many more.

NYX Professional Makeup

Israeli preschoolers who start early outperform peers, especially in religious schools - study

The researchers suggest that these differences might stem from Israel’s larger socioeconomic and cultural-linguistic gaps compared to the leading nations.

Preschool classroom

US Education Department investigating Baltimore schools on antisemitism allegations

The investigation was ignited by a complaint from the Anti-Defamation League, a Jewish advocacy group, against school leaders.

 A CHALKING at a Students for Justice in Palestine event at the University of Maryland includes a Palestinian flag along with ‘From the river to the sea.’