Education
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
Philadelphia teacher passing as Palestinian raised alarms for Jewish groups before she rose to fame
Trump says French protests the result of 'nothing less than out-of-control mass migration'
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.”
High school students in Paris' deprived suburbs spark national protest movement
Tens of thousands of students have joined protests across France over teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, poor school conditions, and planned budget cuts.
‘Who has a say in the history children learn?’ Texas standards fight draws Laurie Cardoza-Moore
Cardoza-Moore says state education standards offer a powerful way to shape how millions of students learn about American history, Israel, antisemitism, and Judeo-Christian values.
New front for ‘The Security Guys’: Fighting antisemitism and defending Israel’s future
The ‘Bitchonistim’ are taking the security mindset from the battlefield to classrooms, government offices and the global arena with a focus on educating the next generation.
Teacher doused in petrol as students set fire to schools in protests raging across France
The demonstrations and blockades, which began last week, have become a political flashpoint at a sensitive moment for the government, which announced a series of deeply unpopular spending cuts.
Who will teach the next generation?
A Jerusalem summit will bring together more than 300 educators from Israel and around the world to share ideas, confront common challenges, and strengthen the connections that sustain Jewish life.
Parents’ jobs linked more strongly than education to teens’ PISA scores, study finds
Knowing what parents did for a living allowed researchers to account for over double the difference in students’ scores as knowing how much education the parents had.
Protecting Arab citizens’ right to vote and be elected is an Israeli interest - opinion
Protecting Arab citizens’ right to vote and be elected is essential to preserving Israel’s democracy ahead of the election.
Before families choose a school, they choose a community - opinion
For generations, the Jewish community has assumed that stronger Jewish day schools require greater investment in Jewish day schools. Those investments matter, but they don't begin early enough.
