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Injuries from 'less lethal' weapons at student protests in Paris put French policing under scrutiny

In two cases, a person's eye has been lost or injured due to rubber bullets. In another, a 15-year-old in Lens had his hand blown off - likely by a stun grenade, Interior Minister Lauren Nunez said.

French riot gendarmes attempt to move protesters standing behind a barricade to block the Boulevard Saint-Germain amid clashes during a protest outside Sciences Po university in Paris as part of nationwide student protests demanding better school conditions, France, October 7, 2026.
Students raise their hands in front of Police officers as they demonstrate outside Sciences Po during a protest over school overcrowding and decay on October 7, 2026 in Paris, France.

French PM Addresses Student Demands as Protests Shut Hundreds of Schools, Lead to 6,000 Detentions

Illustrative: Israeli children seen in their classroom on the first day of school since October 7 massacre, in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 3, 2024.

Schools to hold memorial events for Oct. 7 anniversary, Education Ministry announces

French high school and university students attend a demonstration as part of a nationwide day of protests and blockades, voicing anger over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages, and dilapidated school buildings, which they blame on years of underinvestment, in Nantes, France, October 6, 2026.

Students and teachers march in France on biggest day of high school protests


Teenager's hand blown off as French school protests enter third week

The regional newspaper La Voix du Nord said the 15-year-old lost his hand and part of his lower arm after picking up a police stun grenade that detonated in the town of Lens.

FILE PHOTO: French high school students block the access to the Lycee Paul Eluard high school as they protest to demand the hiring of substitute teachers, increased resources and better learning conditions, in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France, September 30, 2026.

Parents’ jobs linked more strongly than education to teens’ PISA scores, study finds

Knowing what parents did for a living allowed researchers to account for over double the difference in students’ scores as knowing how much education the parents had.

Keshet high school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in Tel Aviv, June 29, 2020.

Iranian students protest compulsory hijab, university costs as campus unrest returns

Iranian university students protested against compulsory hijab and worsening economic conditions, with Basij forces accused of threatening demonstrators during the campus gathering.

Students at Tehran’s Allameh Tabataba'i University protest against the compulsory hijab, September 28, 2026.

Dutch university suspends Palestinian student who claimed he took part in October 7 massacre

In the since-deleted video, which the student reportedly posted on Saturday, he watched footage of the attack and pointed at masked men on the screen, claiming it was him.

Students display banners as they occupy the socio-cultural sciences faculty building of Maastricht University (UM) in support of Palestinian people, in Maastricht on May 22, 2024.

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From the university classroom to real-world crises: How BGU’s Yazamut 360 Leaders Program prepares the problem-solvers of tomorrow for extreme uncertainty.

 LEADERS PROGRAM class of 2026, at their graduation ceremony

Jewish German students experience greater psychological strain than non-Jewish peers, study shows

“The study suggests that psychosocial counseling centers at universities should be sensitized to identity-related stress as well as subtle forms of antisemitism,” said study lead Dr. Irina Jarvers.

A man wearing a yarmulke looks at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

Adalah clashes with Israeli universities over alleged discrimination against Arabs after Oct. 7

The report reviews proceedings against Arab students at around 40 academic institutions, primarily over posts published on their private social media accounts.

Israeli-Arab students and activists protest against a bill that would ban waving Palestinian flags at Israeli universities, at the Tel Aviv University, May 28, 2023.

Teacher shot in school parking lot near Beersheba, hospitalized in moderate condition

The school temporarily suspended classes and released a statement denouncing the violent incident. The shooter's identity and motive remain unclear at the time of writing.

Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance.

Sweida’s schoolchildren become pawns in Syrian political struggle over exams

Muhannad Sharrouf, a political activist from Sweida, said: “They are not merely depriving them of an exam; they are threatening their future and pushing another generation toward further loss."

A schoolroom in Syria.

After 500,000 tutoring lessons in Israel, Limud Naim expands to the U.S. with Tutorela

Tutorela, the international tutoring brand launched by the founders of Israel’s Limud Naim, combines one-on-one human instruction with AI-driven learning support between sessions.

Roee Naim, co-founder of Limud Naim and Tutorela.