More than half of participants in a US survey of Jewish K-12 educators working in public and non-Jewish private schools reported experiencing or witnessing antisemitism at work, according to a Thursday release from StandWithUs.
The nationwide study surveyed 584 self-identified Jewish teachers across the United States and found that 61.6% had personally experienced or witnessed antisemitism in their professional environments. Moreover, 45.5% of teachers reported antisemitism from teachers' unions.
Notably, among the 65% of survey participants who were required to take anti-bias training in their school or district, only 10% reported that the training included information about antisemitism.
"As a Jewish public school educator, these findings, while disturbing, do not come as a shock," said Alyson Brauning, Interim Chair of the National Education Association (NEA) Jewish Affairs Caucus. "They reveal a serious disconnect between stated commitments to equity and the lived realities of Jewish educators."
Brauning added that "antisemitism, whether overt or subtle, continues to shape workplace environments in ways that undermine safety, belonging, and professional participation. This data makes clear that meaningful change is long overdue.”
The release noted that the survey was conducted with a convenience sample, so it cannot necessarily be generalized to represent the demographics of Jewish K-12 teachers in the United States.
StandWithUs added that this was a "practical and appropriate" strategy for such a study, and that the results still point to an urgent issue regarding antisemitism in K-12 education in the United States.
The study was conducted in 2025 by Dr. Alexandra C. Fishman, director of Data & Analytics at StandWithUs, and Dr. Charles Auerbach of Yeshiva University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
Students exposed neo-Nazi, pro-Hamas ideologies in Massachusetts public schools
In November 2025, the Massachusetts Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism revealed that antisemitism in Massachusetts public schools had risen significantly since October 7, 2023.
The report - which was the culmination of 10 hearings and analysis of state statistics, Jewish NGO audits, and academic surveys by the multi-branch government commission – found that Massachusetts K-12 schools saw various manifestations of antisemitism over two years.
Testimony issued to the commission warned that students were increasingly being exposed to neo-Nazi, pro-Hamas, and other radical right and left ideologies through social media. Concerns were also raised about the content that students were being exposed to in the classroom, which some testimonies alleged contained inaccurate and harmful material relating to the Jewish people and Israel.
It was recommended by the commission that the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) establish a body to ensure the implementation of a genocide education program and that the DESE develop a model curriculum for teaching about antisemitism, Jewish identity, history, and contributions to America.
Michael Starr contributed to this report.