Education
Gaza’s back-to-school coverage misses the crucial test: What are children being taught? - analysis
For Gaza to have a different future - for the thousands of children returning to school for a better future than the one Hamas has condemned them to - it is not enough merely to reopen classrooms.
Three artists, three questions: Straight from the school
After outcry, Texas lieutenant governor says schools should teach Holocaust books
David Hofstedter’s family philanthropy: A Canadian story of Jewish giving and impact
Israeli AI English-learning startup Loora raises $22m. in Series B
The company, founded by former Sayeret Matkal soldiers Roy Mor and Yonti Levin, says it has more than 15 million users worldwide and has more than doubled revenue over the past year.
16 days at home: Who approved the holiday break fiasco?
The Education Ministry and the economy live in parallel universes: Just two weeks after summer vacation, Israeli parents face another two and a half weeks of bridging days and improvisation.
Danny, my child of the year
Who is the wide-eyed boy who stands at the window every morning at Mishpacha Ukraine in Odessa, and what is the story behind him - a story no one planned to tell.
Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future - opinion
The figure that should truly alarm Israel is that the 2025 collapse is occurring not at the margins of the education system, but at its core. What should be done?
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
Just as defense is paramount to securing a thriving future for Israel, education is vital to the well-being and continued success of the Jewish state.
Israeli student grades dropping sharply, initial national evaluation report confirms
Kisch released the RAMA report after the OECD published the international PISA results on Tuesday, with officials describing the findings as a "catastrophic event on a historic scale."
Secular school in Damascus announces full gender segregation, backlash ensues
The esteemed Al-Hurriya Institute in Damascus received backlash from Syrians after the former secular school announced plans to segregate students based on gender.
'Catastrophic event on historic scale': Israel plunges in PISA rankings with worst-ever test scores
Across all three subjects, Israel's 2025 PISA results were the lowest ever recorded for the country and were significantly lower than those recorded in 2018, 2015, and 2012.
Majority of Israelis want government to refuse haredi demands on religion-and-state policies - poll
A survey conducted on 800 Israeli men and women chosen to represent Israel's Jewish population found that on every religion-and-state issue tested, the majority was opposed to official policy
