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Three Holon minors arrested on suspicion of assaulting student in school bathroom

An investigation revealed that the assault occured after an argument between students allegedly escalated into a fight inside the school bathroom.

An illustrative image of a man in handcuffs, being arrested.
 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

More than a GPA: Inside the movement to end letter grades in Jewish education

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

How to speak about the hard truth of child abuse

Visitors attend the “Batrei Zuzei” art fair featuring student works ahead of the Jewish holiday of Shavuot at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, May 18, 2026.

Public complaints in Israel soar as state failures compound


Israel's education system is failing its kids - editorial

Only 3% of ninth-grade students who took Israel’s national science exam reached the high standard set by the Education Ministry. More than half were reportedly at a low or medium-low.

Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.

Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms

This comes after a similar ban rolled out in February in elementary schools.

Israeli students return to school, September 1, 2025.

Accurate education: What Jewish students need from public schools right now - opinion

Parents fear the messages their children and their classmates receive about being Jewish are filled with biased viewpoints and fail to reveal the rich tapestry of Jewish life.

Teachers in discussion at the Center for Jewish-Inclusive Learning's Jews in the Curriculum: Opportunities & Challenges in Humanities Classrooms Conference in March 2026/

Netanyahu, Kisch, Smotrich allocate over NIS 1b., outline AI education plan for summer schools

The plan covers summer school programs intended to address the academic and emotional toll of Operation Roaring Lion which led to widespread, extended school closures nationwide.

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ministers Smotrich and Kisch.

Long Island school district pays $125K to settle lawsuit over erased pro-Palestinian student art

The lawsuit stemmed from a September 2024 incident at Half Hollow Hills High School West, which permitted seniors to decorate their campus parking spots.

Half Hollow Hills High School West in Dix Hills, New York.

NIS 200,000 allocated for laptops, school equipment for low-income children in northern Israel

The allocation will be limited, targeted, and one-time only, with safeguards intended to ensure the Ida Abush public endowment can continue to fulfill its purposes in the future.

Fire caused from rockets launched from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024

Reaching unaffiliated families where Jewish life begins - opinion

For many young families today, Jewish life does not begin with synagogue membership, day school enrollment or even intentional Jewish seeking. It begins with a much more immediate question.

Preschoolers at Temple Judea ECC, which received a grant from EarlyJ to open a toddler classroom.

Protests erupt in Lebanon after displaced Shia community refuses to leave private school grounds

Parents at the school claimed the displaced individuals forced their way into the school, some hinting that Hezbollah arranged to take the educational institute by force.

Lebanese displaced by nearly two months of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia continue to live in makeshift tents and shelters in the Biel open space near the shore, on April 27, 2026, in Beirut, Lebanon.

Investigations launched into young Lebanese student who asked IDF spox. to bomb her school

The student, a 14-year-old, according to Lebanese media site L’Orient Today, alleged that Hezbollah was storing weapons under the school.

Smoke rises following explosions in southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from northern Israel, April 27, 2026

UNRWA’s West Bank schools drop to four-day weeks over funding issues, UN agency confirms to ‘Post’

UNRWA let go of 571 staff members in January due to financial constraints, amid a decline in donations and ongoing public criticism from Israel and organizations like UN Watch.

This picture shows an UNRWA school in the Shuafat refugee camp in east Jerusalem on May 6, 2025.