Tag: Education
Supreme Court: Exclusion of religious schools from Montana’s state scholarship program is unconstitutional
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Montana’s exclusion of religious schools, including Jewish ones, from a state scholarship program violates the U.S. Constitution.
The 5-4 decision is a win for Jewish and other...
Thousands of Israeli students quarantined after COVID-19 cases found in schools
Multiple schools have been closed in Israel and thousands of students sent into quarantine after multiple students and staff members at schools in Jerusalem, Beersheva and Hadera tested positive for coronavirus.
In Hadera, a high...
World ORT marks 140th anniversary, highlighting education in 30-plus nations
More than 300 people from the United States, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, South Africa and across Europe joined an online session that marked the 140th anniversary of World ORT, the global education network,...
Valencia reverses course on decision to hold seminar hosted by BDS group
The regional government in Valencia, Spain, has canceled an upcoming teacher-training course sponsored by a Spanish anti-Israel BDS group.
“ACOM welcomes the decision of the government of the Region Valencia in Spain to withdraw the...
Israeli preschools, kindergartens to resume limited operation
Parents across Israel are preparing to send their toddlers back to government-supervised day-care facilities next week, after health officials deemed it sufficiently safe and financial compensation packages were reached between the government and daycare...
Online project in Britain sets up learning between students and Holocaust survivors
The United Kingdom’s National Holocaust Centre and Museum has launched an online program that allows schoolchildren at home during the coronavirus pandemic to ask questions to Holocaust survivors.
Connecting the survivors, many of whom are...
British educational publisher withdraws textbook following complaints of anti-Israel bias
British educational publisher Hodder Education has withdrawn a secondary-education textbook following complaints of anti-Israel bias.
A report by UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) said there was “misleading and confusing content” in the textbook, written by...
Israeli 11th-grader wins International Bible Contest
Ruth Cohen, a 16-year-old student from the Barahan Ulpana school in Merkaz Shapira in southern Israel, won the 2020 International Bible Contest in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the first female student in a decade...
Israeli team wins silver, two bronze medals in European all-girls math competition
Israel’s team won a silver and two bronze medals at the European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (EGMO) 2020 recently, The Jerusalem Post reported on Wednesday.
Because of the coronavirus, the competition was held virtually with 204 participants from...
Online Judaism: A guide for parents on engaging Jewishly in the time of corona
It wasn’t so long ago when life was so over-the-top busy that you longed for some quiet unstructured time with your children.
The coronavirus pandemic has granted that wish.
And then some.
With no end in sight...