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Connecticut Catholic school punishes students who targeted ‘Jew Canaan’ rivals on social media

Fairfield College Preparatory School informed families about the posts and told The New York Times that the posts did not reflect the school's values.

Fairfield College Preparatory Academy in Fairfield, Connecticut, as captured in 2018.
Basij militia members during an anti-Israel march in Tehran, January 2025; illustrative.

Iranian security forces accused of using civilians as cover to avoid strikes

People and rescue forces work following an Israel strike on a school in Minab, Iran, February 28, 2026.

Primary school strike prompts Iran to request urgent UN Human Rights debate

Israelis do yoga at an underground garage, used as a public shelter, in Tel Aviv during the Israel-US war with Iran. March 17. 2026.

Israeli resilience on display as Tel Aviv life continues under sirens - editorial


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Protesters hold posters of Hezbollah senior commander Fuad Shukr, and assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, and Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinian prisoners, outside the UN offices in Sanaa, Yemen, August 3, 2024.

'Why you are here today': IDF praises troops for allowing South to have normal school year

“If you were looking for a reason why you are here today, here it is. Thanks to your spirit and your path, routine is returning to the people of Israel," Golani Brigade Commander Col. Adi Ganon said.

IDF soldiers are seen operating in Jabalya, in the Gaza Strip, August 24, 2025

Poll shows deep divide in Israeli attitudes toward teaching divisive issues in schools

Dr. Tammy Hoffman: "The survey shows that a substantial share of the public - nearly one-third - is opposed to addressing matters relating to the war and other political issues in the classrooms."

 CLASS IS in session for Arab students at the Beit Hanina neighborhood’s Noreen school.

'The Disengagement is dead!' Settlers open first kindergarten in Homesh in 20 years

"We will also open new kindergartens in Gush Katif," Yossi Dagan said, referring to the settlement in Gaza forcibly dismantled during the Disengagement.

Kindergarten opened in settlement of Homesh, in the West Bank, September 1, 2025.

School is back in session: 2.5 million students head to class as Israeli academic year begins

A total of 2.587 million students are back in school, with the hope that routine will not be disrupted again by sirens and missiles.

Israeli students return to school, September 1, 2025.

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What makes a child gifted and talented may not always be good grades in school, but a different way of looking at the world and learning. – Sen. Chuck Grassley

Children head back to school in Katzrin after closures caused by the Israel–Iran conflict, June 25, 2025.

Court orders class for autistic children be opened despite Ed.-Min.’s objections

The court also ruled that the Education Ministry’s prevention constituted unlawful discrimination.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, during a strike, on September 1, 2024.

Israel to reprimand educators who publicly call to end Gaza war, minister warns

He added that the school officials would be brought in for questioning if they do not heed his warning.

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a Knesset committee meeting earlier this month. The Education and Science and Technology Ministries should take action to make higher education more accessible, the writer argues.

Orel Sharon named as teacher suspected of raping his female student

Orel Sharon, a middle school teacher in Petah Tikva, was arrested on charges of rape and indecent acts after a former student accused him of abuse over several years. The investigation is ongoing.

An empty classroom

Israel's education system lacks 1,500 teachers as new school year looms ahead

Within this total, the biggest shortage is in central Israel, with a shortage of 726 teachers, followed by Tel Aviv at 467, and then southern Israel at 145. 

Children head back to school in Katzrin after closures caused by the Israel–Iran conflict, June 25, 2025.