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
At Yazamut 360, students build ventures, take risks, and shape the future of Israel’s job market
Ben-Gurion University’s entrepreneurship center turns hands-on experience, failed prototypes, and student-led communities into career-changing skills.
Holocaust education gets a bad rap, but it’s not falling short, we are - opinion
Countering misinformation, disinformation, and lies with facts and evidence will always be an uphill battle, but in the end, Holocaust educators’ first responsibility is to get this history right.
Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll
A new published study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University has found that some 40% of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds.
Schools to gradually reopen after ceasefire, with uneven rollout across Israel
Some cities will resume classes immediately, while others will delay as Home Front guidelines remain unchanged.
‘No objectives being met’: Lapid, opposition slam Netanyahu for war conduct, lack of strategy
Lapid had previously expressed his full backing for Netanyahu at the beginning of the war, but wrote earlier in the day in a statement that he could no longer hold this stance.
Iran threatens US, Israel-linked universities across Middle East
According to Rudaw media, the IRGC threatened that all Israeli and US-tied universities in the region have been deemed "legitimate targets" in the ongoing war.
High Court orders new vote on NIS 98m haredi school funding transfer
The High Court ordered a new Knesset vote on the remaining NIS 98m in haredi school funding, as petitioners demand full data before approval.
Backers of Jewish school file federal lawsuit challenging Oklahoma ban on religious charter schools
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to strike down Oklahoma’s ban on religious charter schools and to order the state to stop denying applicants on the basis of their religious character.
Willner signals disputed haredi school transfer may return to Finance Committee
At the center of the case is a December 25, 2025, Finance Committee transfer involving education funds, including money directed to haredi institutions.
Knesset says Finance Ministry acted unlawfully on haredi funding transfers
Knesset officials say haredi funds were distributed before approval, raising legal concerns ahead of a High Court hearing on the dispute.