School

From survival to learning: How to return children to frameworks the right way

With the reopening of the education system, an educational psychologist explains how we should help children return to routine.

Back to school at Uzi Hitman School in Petah Tikva
Children return to school in Rishon LeZion following a ceasefire in the war with Iran, April 9, 2026.

Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures, education minister says

First-grade pupils attend the first day of a school in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018.

Most Israeli schools to open on Thursday as Home Front Command updates guidelines

Parents pick up their children at the end of the school day at an elementary school in the Hof Ashkelon Regional Council after the Home Front Command and the Ministry of Education approved the resumption of studies in local authorities where the risk of rocket fire is relatively low and schools have

Schools set to gradually reopen following Passover holiday, Health Ministry says


High Court: Israeli gov't must explain why it funds haredi schools without core studies

The order, issued in a petition filed by Hiddush, demands that the Education and Finance ministries explain why state funding is not conditioned on the teaching of core-curriculum subjects.

 HAREDI YESHIVA students

Two injured after gunman takes hostage at Thai school, police say suspect detained

"The perpetrator has been captured," Deputy Superintendent Wichian Soboon told Reuters, adding that two people - a student and a teacher - were wounded in the incident.

Police officers in Thailand, in Bangkok, Thailand (illustrative)

Jewish group threatens lawsuit over ban on publicly funded religious schools

A victory for Ben Gamla could redraw the line separating church and state, establishing the first school of its kind nationwide and opening the possibility for more taxpayer-funded religious schools.

Peter Deutsch, founder of the Ben Gamla Jewish Charter School Foundation, addresses the Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board on Jan. 12, 2026, in Oklahoma City.

Lapid unveils plan to improve education system, demands Education Minstry portfolio in next gov't

The proposal is divided into five chapters and centers on improving conditions for both teachers and students through an investment of billions of shekels in the education system.

Opposition leader and Yair Lapid announced  that his party would demand the Education Ministry portfolio in the next government, naming MK Meirav Cohen (Yesh Atid) as his appointment for education minister. February 5.

WATCH: Massive fire breaks out in Tehran shopping center amid protests

Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

Smoke rises during a fire at Janat Abad Market in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2026.

Boston-area Jewish day school to close after 25 years, saying its model is ‘no longer sustainable’

Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, MetroWest Jewish Day opened in 2003 and enrolls students in pre-K through eighth grade.

An empty classroom

After October 7, this haredi woman refuses to stand apart from Israeli society

Born into the heart of haredi Jerusalem, Sari Kroizer has built a religious and Israeli identity that refuses to stand apart.

Sari Kroizer.

Empowering Jewish education globally: The main missions of the Yael Foundation

After the events of October 7, the foundation was quick to mobilize resources to ensure the safety and security of Jewish schools.

Empowering Jewish education globally: The main missions of the Yael Foundation.

School kits to be delivered in Gaza after more than two years of war

Thousands of kits, including pencils, exercise books, and wooden cubes for play, have now entered the enclave, UNICEF said.

 Palestinians view the damage inside a school sheltering displaced people after it was hit by an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, at Beach refugee camp in Gaza City, September 22, 2024.

Jewish K-12 teachers in US report widespread antisemitism at work, from teachers' union - survey

The survey found that 61.6% of US K-12 teachers had personally experienced or witnessed antisemitism in their professional environments.

A welcome sign is seen on the door of a classroom at Nora Sterry Elementary School as students relocated from Marquez Elementary, destroyed in the Palisades Fire, begin class at the school in Los Angeles, January 15, 2025.