Education
Students with Down syndrome, autism graduate as teaching assistants
The first cohort completed a joint Herzog College-Shekel training program aimed at bringing people with disabilities into Israeli classrooms as paid teaching assistants.
Former haredim overlooked in draft debate, underrepresented in workforce, report finds
Umm el-Fahm schools close in protest of MK Zvi Sukkot visit
Jewish day school enrollment rising across denominations
Inside the BGU fund where students invest real venture capital
Some are barely into their twenties, yet they decide which startups receive funding. Inside Ben-Gurion University's Cactus Capital, students aren't preparing to become investors. They already are.
The cost of Jewish life is pushing families into debt - opinion
The Jewish community needs to have an honest, nationwide conversation about whether Jewish life is worth the cost and how we can fix this issue.
Against all odds: Successful education evolving in Israel's unrecognized Bedouin villages - opinion
Every morning, when students walk through the doors of our school in Abu Talul, they carry with them the aspirations of their families and their communities.
Meeting today’s urgent need for Jewish community and identity - opinion
To build a thriving Jewish community after October 7, the challenge is not a lack of resources. It is whether we will direct those resources toward deep and transformative Jewish education.
Tel Aviv University rises in latest QS world rankings despite growing Israeli academia boycott
While Tel Aviv University has improved its ranking in recent years, in years gone by it would regularly appear in the world's top 200 universities.
The historic opportunity hidden within the tech layoff wave
In a reality where there are many laid–off tech workers and an immense shortage of science teachers: It is time for the government to build a real bridge between the technology world and schools.
Florida attorney general says schools must allow absences for religious instruction
Florida’s attorney general has issued a legal opinion saying school districts must allow parents to excuse their children from off-site religious instruction programs.
Tackling terror indoctrination in Palestinian schools key to ending 'Pay-for-Slay,' panelists say
“Why are people terrorists?" Fleur Hassan-Nahoum asked. "Because they're indoctrinated."
David Hofstedter and his family foundation: From Toronto real estate to global Jewish learning
A builder in business and Jewish life.
Parents association rejects Teachers' Union threat to limit inclusion of students with disabilities
While teachers are threatening strike action over staffing shortages, parents are attacking the demand and describing it as dangerous discrimination.