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Twenty years on: Inside Beit Avi Chai's mission to unite Israelis through Jewish culture

Beit Avi Chai has grown from a local lecture venue into a cultural center reaching children, soldiers, artists, and audiences across Israel and abroad.

Beit Avi Chai CEO Dr. David Rozenson wants to spread the Jewish Israeli cultural word to all sectors of society.
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Students to receive personalized AI English lessons in upcoming year, Education Ministry says

 A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike last week. As long as teachers are denied the stability, recognition, and respect they deserve, we will keep losing the essential individuals who prop up the backbone of society, the writer argues.

Education Ministry announces mandatory financial education classes for ninth, tenth grades

ELLA HAVIN, medical student: In her Ben-Gurion University class, women comprise roughly 70% of students.

A regressive step: Israel's gender segregation law undermines medical education, equality - opinion


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

AMIT educational network hosts Thanksgiving event at Jerusalem's Inbal Hotel

The Thanksgiving Day program was also aimed at mobilizing increasing numbers of residents and visitors to support education on Israel’s social and geographic periphery.

NO NEED to stand – just lower yourself onto a burnt umber couch.

Kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls have been released, official says

Mass kidnappings for ransom have become common in northern Nigeria, where armed gangs target schools and rural communities, often overwhelming local security forces.

A  gunmen attacked a government girls' boarding school in Nigeria's Kebbi State on November 17, killing the vice principal and abducting 25 female students, according to police, Kebbi, Nigeria, in this screengrab taken from a handout video released on November 18, 2025.

Taxpayer-funded Swedish schools tied to Islamist extremist welfare fraud - report

A Swedish investigation finds over 1 billion kronor in taxpayer-backed preschool and school funds siphoned to an Islamist-linked welfare fraud network.

A Swedish classroom; illustrative.