Education

Alarming study reveals Israeli teachers lag behind global peers substantially in all metrics

Israeli teachers scored below the average for the 18 comparison countries across all three areas examined.

Israeli children going into1st grade, meeting with the new teacher ahead of the first day of the new academic year, at the Pola school in Jerusalem.
A child's drawing shown here says: "In Gaza City at least 150 children die as Martyrs [daily]. How many child Martyrs are there in nine days?"

Palestinian Authority schools praise martydom, use October 7 attack in math lessons

Former Beit Shemesh mayor and Unity Party member Aliza Bloch in an interview with 'The Jerusalem Post.'

Israel 'abandoned' haredi students, education reform needed, Aliza Bloch tells 'Post' - interview

 An illustrative image of an Israeli school classroom.

Israel's Project 720 brings Google, Microsoft, Amazon AI solutions to education system - feature


Should we still learn foreign languages? - opinion

Artificial intelligence is quietly challenging one of education’s oldest assumptions. For thousands of years, if you wanted to understand other people, you had to learn their language.

Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

ADL and JCPA diverge over teachers union, exposing a divide over how to fight antisemitism

The unusual public dispute between the Jewish Council of Public Affairs and the Anti-Defamation League brought to the fore a tension over how to fight antisemitism within schools and unions.

Members of the National Education Association and allies in Congress rally outside Secretary of Education nominee Linda McMahon’s confirmation hearing on February 12, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Engineering the future from the Negev

Sapir Academic College’s Faculty of Technology is creating a new model of higher education that blends academic excellence, applied research, and close industry collaboration to drive innovation

Dr. Gail Gilboa Freedman, Dean of the Faculty of Technology at Sapir Academic College.

'Intimidation will not deter me': Clashes erupt in Bedouin city Rahat in protest of Sukkot's visit

Despite the protests, Sukkot's tour went ahead under increased supervision by the Knesset and the Israel Police.

MK Zvi Sukkot visiting the city of Rahat as residents protest his visit, July 12, 2026.

Israeli philanthropies expand educational centers for injured children in Ukraine

A similar educational center has already opened in Odesa, and organizers are considering expanding the initiative to additional parts of Ukraine.

The entrance sign to the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 24, 2023, Jerusalem, Israel.

Why Hebrew University is the top choice for Olim

Before Israel became a state, HUJI was already helping shape the home it would become.

Joseph Adest for the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Germany launches ShoutOut platform to fight Holocaust denial and antisemitism online

A 2020 Claims Conference study of US Millennials and Gen Z found that 63% of the demographic were unaware that six million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

The main gate to Auschwitz with slogan 'Arbeit Macht Frei'

The hidden economic danger in the Basic Law on Torah Study

Another significant dimension has received almost no attention: the possibility that the law will alter Israel’s national priorities and damage the growth engines on which the Israeli economy depends

MKS ATTEND a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on June 16, 2026.

BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for third year

Torah Education Nonprofit Joins Fewer Than 1% of U.S. Charities at the Highest Tier of Accountability.

BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns third consecutive Candid Platinum Seal for transparency and global Torah impact.

The enduring value of Zionism - opinion

It is worth reflecting on Zionism’s profound contributions, not as a replacement for Torah and mitzvahs, but as a practical movement that has let the Jewish people live out their eternal covenant

 NETZAH YEHUDA soldiers at the dedication of a Torah scroll at the Erez Crossing.