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Maryland police taking ‘every investigative step’ after antisemitic school vandalism

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Four public schools in Montgomery County, Md., were vandalized with antisemitic graffiti on Aug. 19, WJLA-TV reported. Marc Yamada, chief of the Montgomery County Police Department, stated on Wednesday that “the recent acts of antisemitic and anti-Israel...

Florida teacher, honored by Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, wants to teach Shoah ‘continuously’

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Mary Ellen Richichi, a non-Jewish middle-school teacher in the Florida public school system, grew up immersed in Holocaust education. Her father, who served in the U.S. military during the Cold War, was always watching History...

Jewish family, allegedly assaulted at fifth-grade graduation, plans to sue NYC for $100 million

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A Jewish family, that says it was physically assaulted at a fifth grade Brooklyn public school graduation, intends to sue New York City for $100 million, the New York Post reported. At the PS 682 graduation on...

Six teachers celebrated for excellence in innovative Jewish education

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A mathematics teacher who combined geometry with architecture for a classroom project. A special education teacher who uses dolls for therapy. A grammar school instructor who started a communication simulation project to increase pupils’ confidence...

Maryland middle-schoolers charged with hate crimes for swastikas, Nazi salutes

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The Calvert County State’s Attorney’s Office in Maryland has filed hate-crime charges against three 13-year-olds and referred the case to the state’s juvenile services department. The students attend Plum Point Middle School in Huntingtown in Calvert County,...

Washington school teaches kids ‘antisemitic chants, holds anti-Israel protests’

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Syre Elementary School, a highly ranked public school in Shoreline, Wash., near Seattle, taught children as young as 7 years old to chant “Free Palestine” and “From the River to the Sea,” and instructed...
Likud Anglo Division members with Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch. Courtesy of Paul Wiener.

Educating the Israeli education system

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Shrinking the school week, school vouchers and closing gaps in teacher training were just a few of the topics floated by a group of English-speaking Likud members during a recent meeting with Israeli Education...
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Jewish family sues Michigan high school for scheduling graduation on Shavuot

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For the last decade, the family of 18-year-old Minaleah Koffron says it shared advance notice of Jewish holiday schedules with the Portage Public Schools—a school district in southern Michigan almost halfway between Chicago and...
Oregon House of Representatives. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Amendment to Oregon law adds teaching Jewish history in public schools

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In a unanimous vote of the Oregon legislature, H.B. 2905 now adds Jews to the list of marginalized peoples, whose histories and contributions public schools must teach under state law. The law, which state representatives passed in...
Tennessee State Capitol in Nashville. Credit: Susanne Pommer/Shutterstock.

Tennessee lawmakers pass bill prohibiting schools from teaching anti-Semitic ideas

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Tennessee passed a bill this week that bans local schools from teaching students anti-Semitic rhetoric. HB2573 passed the House of Representatives on Monday with 95 votes in favor and none against after the House agreed on...