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Education Ministry mulls mandatory display of PM's photo in classrooms

The Education Ministry considers a new policy requiring portraits of government officials in classrooms, sparking debate amid rising political tensions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.
Boys in the hallway at Jewish day school

Oklahoma board to vote on application for religious Jewish charter school

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The education revolution in Acre: Three new schools to open in the upcoming school year

  A school bus is seen in Brooklyn in New York, United States of America, on July 4th, 2024.

Man arrested for throwing rock at school bus, fractured skull of 8-year-old Jewish girl


What is Tim Walz's role in Minnesota's welfare fraud scandal? - explainer

The Trump administration is ramping up federal enforcement in Minnesota, citing massive fraud tied to state programs, as Governor Tim Walz steps aside under growing scrutiny over oversight failures.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz visiting Columbus, Ohio, April 6, 2025; illustrative.

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.

Affordable tuition for 2026: The resolution Jewish education needs this New Year's - opinion

Strengthening Jewish education in America strengthens the Jewish future everywhere. The opportunity is real. The timing is right. Now we must choose to act.

A classroom at the Darchei Torah Boys School in Far Rockaway, Queens, New York on May 16, 2018

Firefighters respond to flooding at special-needs school in Jerusalem amid severe weather

Storm conditions led to the evacuation of a Jerusalem special education school as firefighters assisted disabled students and responded to multiple flood incidents across the city.

Israeli firefighters at the scene where a kid in a critical condition after a fire broke at an apartment in Ramot, Jerusalem, December 3, 2025.

School board votes to fire Pennsylvania principal over antisemitic voice message

The school district voted unanimously to fire Lower Gwynedd Elementary School Principal Phillip Leddy during a Tuesday special board meeting, replacing him with Susan Kanopka as interim principal.

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

Pennsylvania principal to be fired over antisemitic voicemail: ‘They control the banks’

Philip Leddy, the principal of the Lower Gwynedd Elementary School, accidentally recorded himself claiming that the parents of a student had “Jew money” and that “they control the banks."

Wissahickon Superintendent of Schools Mwenyewe Dawan, second from left, and School Board President Amy Ginsburg, third from left, speak at a press conference on Dec. 19, 2025.

Remaining abducted Nigerian schoolchildren freed, government says

The students are among more than 300 pupils and 12 staff seized by gunmen from St Mary's Catholic boarding school in Papiri village in the early hours of November 21.

A group of freed school children are seen during a reception at the Governor's office in Minna on December 8, 2025.

Frontal-lecture courses don’t work for older adults, Israeli study finds

Seniors learn best when they’re taught the same way that is best for children and younger adults – with active participation, meaningful discussions, and material that feels relevant.

 An illustrative image of elderly Israelis.

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.

Israel to ban student use of cell phones on elementary school property, starting February

“We are allowing children to return and truly meet each other, reduce external distractions, and expand the human and natural connection between students, without screens,” Kisch said.

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

How did a second-grade test turn into a battle over children’s future

Hundreds of 7-year-olds will soon take the gifted test, but only a few will get in—leaving many disappointed. Why does this happen, and how can we cope?

Not all of us are young Sheldon, and that’s a good thing