Israel education

Council for Higher Education approves Kiryat Shmona University in effort to rebuild northern Israel

"The decision to approve the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee is a central step in the process of restoring and strengthening Kiryat Shmona," said Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

Council for Higher Education approves the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee.
STEM education is a national security issue

Israel’s security depends on tech education - opinion

Children arrive for the first day of school in the Israeli town of Mevaseret Zion, September 1, 2025.

Survey reveals majority of Israeli kids not learning English fluency, not prepared for 'real world'

Rabbi Rick and his family visit the kotel.

Nelech: inspiring the next generation of olim to make aliyah


STEM education crucial for preserving Israel’s Start-up Nation status, says expert

Afeka College President Professor Ami Moyal will be a speaker at the Jerusalem Post Annual Conference on June 3.

 Ami Moyal

Changing mindset: New program teaches Israeli students Arabic language and culture

The program was founded on the realization that Israelis need to better connect with their neighbors in the region.

 Israeli students at the JCPA inauguration of the "Speak Middle East Program"

Israel cuts 85% of budget for LGBTQ+ tolerance program in schools

Israel saw a record number of 3,309 instances of violence and hate speech directed at members of the LGBTQ+ community in 2022, according to The Aguda’s 2023 report.

 Dozens of protesters gather in front of the Tel Aviv District police station to protest against violent attacks on the LGBTQ+ community in recent weeks.

Academia has become a new battlefield in the Israel-Hamas war - opinion

Jewish students need to feel – especially in current circumstances – that they are not alone.

 PRO-ISRAEL counterprotesters show up at a demonstration by Harvard law students on the National Day of Action, organized by Law Students for a Free Palestine, at Harvard University, in November. As Qatar buys clout in student unions, Israel appears to be surrendering the battle

Displaced Gaza border children receive unique report cards amid war

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 "There's a newfound resolve to defend the nation of Israel and Judaism, and to stand against Hamas and anti-Semitism,” said attendees of an event in Poland

Haredi girls lead the achievements of girls in Israel in mathematics, reading

The results are from the PISA test conducted last year, postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 Ultra Orthodox girls go to their haredi school "Mishkenot Da'at" which is located on the premises of the secular "Language and Cultures" school, in Beit Shemesh, on September 8, 2014.

Without Jewish friends at my school, I feel alone in my fears about what’s happening in Israel

I have no Jewish friends at school; I have nobody with whom I feel comfortable talking about Israel.

 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest, in Dublin.

Herzog travels to Lower Galilee, symbolically opens Israel's school year

Herzog, who attends school year openings of state and haredi schools, makes a point of going to a different geographic area each time

 President Isaac Herzog.

Empowering African refugees: Triumph through connected learning

A Tel Aviv development center provides vocational skills and support to young job seekers.

 FILMON TEMESGEN in the computer lab at ARDC’s offices in Tel Aviv.

School day to shorten for autistic students due to teacher shortage

Israel has been suffering from a shortage of teachers, with the special education sector alone needing at least 1,367 more teachers to operate as usual.

 FIRST-GRADERS attend a religious school in Beit Shemesh. We are a nation that has stood proudly together for thousands of years, sustained in exile by the Torah and its values, says the writer.