Education

Ran Cohen Harounoff: Helping children thrive amid crises worldwide - interview

From Ukraine to Israel to Jamaica, Ran Cohen Harounoff helps children recover and thrive after disasters.

Yuval Cohen Harounoff.
GRADUATES FROM a What's Mine is Yours class at Keshet in Chicago.

Jewish education organization targets program at adults with intellectual disabilities

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Teacher shortage: The statistic shaking Israel’s education system - opinion

FORMER PRIME MINISTER Naftali Bennett addresses the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in Jerusalem on Tuesday.

Naftali Bennett's big comeback: Can the ex-PM return from political hiatus to topple Netanyahu?


Israel must halt funding of haredi schools lacking legal standards, court rules

In the opinion sent to Education Minister Yoav Kisch, the Attorney-General’s Office stated that the continued funding of institutions that do not meet statutory obligations “cannot persist.”

 Attorney-General Gali Baharav Miara attends the swearing-in ceremony of Justice Isaac Amit as president of the Supreme Court, at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem in February 2025.

Israeli students caught after making approx. NIS 600,000 selling bagrut cheat sheets

The two girls, Shuruk and Wafa Tza'alok, collected and distributed the questions and answers to approximately 20 different bagrut exams for a fee. 

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Israel’s security depends on tech education - opinion

Israel’s tech future is being decided in eighth grade, but declining STEM performance now threatens the nation’s security, economy, and technological edge.

STEM education is a national security issue

Disability inclusion cannot start with adults, it starts in school - opinion

Only a society that enables people to live and develop together, and that cultivates difference, reciprocity, and equal rights will raise people that do not need to learn to "behave correctly."

ACCORDING TO the JDC report, 95% of parents of special-needs children claimed they are in great need of financial assistance.

Voices from the Arab press: Education across the Middle East

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

EGYPTIAN PRIME MINISTER Mostafa Kamal Madbouly speaks to the media during a press conference for the Grand Egyptian Museum opening, in Giza, Nov. 1.

Pre-military programs are Israel’s key to building future leaders - opinion

A year in pre-military programs transforms Israeli youth and shapes them into leaders, unlocking their hidden potential.

mechina participants volunteer with IDF 370

Decentralized Masters posts 87.6% win rate in first BaFin-supervised audit in DeFi education

Independent analysis by CONQUEST Investment Advisory AG verifies 508 recommendations across 27 months, with average performance of 575% to all-time high.

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Nahariya upgrades the municipal marina – honoring one of its greatest residents

Nahariya Municipality and the Strauss Family launched a project to renovate the marina, named after Michael Strauss, with classrooms, boat storage, maintenance, and a memorial wall.

Launch of the Michael Strauss Marine Sports Center in Nahariya.

A Sea Turtle Hospital and Educational Center: A first look at the new rescue facility

The National Sea Turtle Rescue Center has a hospital, breeding area, and education center. Visitors see turtle rehabilitation, the team’s work, and learn to protect the marine environment.

Treatment of a female brown sea turtle at the Sea Turtle Rescue Center.

Early childhood will be the foundation of a Jewish Renaissance - opinion

Jewish continuity is shaped long before adulthood, and early childhood education must become a priority.

Preschoolers at Temple Judea ECC, which received a grant from EarlyJ to open a toddler classroom.