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New York City shutters schools amid renewed COVID spread
Mayor says positive test rate in city has topped benchmark, prompting closure of nation's largest public school system
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Jewish critical race skeptics undeterred by Texas Holocaust education incident
After one administrator misinterpreted a new law to mean teachers must offer an 'opposing' view when teaching the genocide, US Jews debate whether the rule will really affect them
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Christmas tree, huge menorah ignite latest fight over holidays in US public...
A Jewish parent has filed and withdrawn a lawsuit against a California academy after it denied her request to bring a 6-foot-tall inflatable hanukkiah to a tree-lighting ceremony
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West Virginia students stage walkout after being forced to attend Christian...
Jewish youth among students who were told they could not leave the proselytizing event; school says incident was an error by teachers
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Ohio lawmaker says Holocaust studies can be taught from German soldier’s...
Amid the ongoing US debate on teaching critical race theory in public schools, Sarah Fowler Arthur defends teaching from 'multiple points of view,' misstates number of Jews killed
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In a NY town, increasing Haredi influence turns a school board into a...
A court says public schools in Ramapo, home to a large and growing ultra-Orthodox community, have been gutted by officials who prefer that tax funds benefit religious school pupils
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Daily Briefing Aug. 31: Schools avoid strike; where to put Israel’s homeless?
Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses why Israeli teachers threaten to strike each year; real estate editor Danielle Nagler talks of homelessness initiatives and urban planning
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Jewish activists lead charge against inserting religion back into US public...
With over 1,600 bills nationwide seeking to instill religious values in state educational institutions, advocacy groups protest the 'crumbling wall' between church and state The post Jewish activists...
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Amid push to ban books in US schools, some call new Anne Frank graphic novel...
As a movement to police kids' literature becomes a political force that may impact the 2024 election, the famous Holocaust diary is the subject of a growing number of controversies The post Amid push...
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Netanyahu tells first-graders to ‘be kind,’ as 2.5 million students return to...
School year begins with politicians calling for unity amid political tensions, lack of teachers and a narrowly avoided strike The post Netanyahu tells first-graders to ‘be kind,’ as 2.5 million...
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Judge asks Tel Aviv’s mayor to drop ‘time wasting’ libel lawsuit over public...
Ron Huldai is suing Transportation Minister Regev for saying he prevented people from putting on tefillin in the street The post Judge asks Tel Aviv’s mayor to drop ‘time wasting’ libel lawsuit over...
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Feds probe: Can US students be suspended for chanting ‘From the river to the...
Latest Title VI investigation relating to the Israel-Hamas war weighs whether it's Islamophobic to discipline pupils for chanting 'From the river to the sea,' or antisemitic not to The post Feds probe:...
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US investigating Chicago public schools after students’ anti-Israel walkout
Federal discrimination probe also opened into a Massachusetts school district after rabbis and Jewish students complain of antisemitism The post US investigating Chicago public schools after students’...
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US school district offers ‘opt out’ option for Holocaust survivor testimony
After Fairfax County Public Schools email states students can skip presentation, Jewish federation says it was only meant for Jews due to previous 'bullying, teasing, taunting' The post US school...
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Massachusetts parents say public school teachers union sowing anti-Israel bias
Rhetoric during a webinar last week on 'The Struggle Against Anti-Palestinian Racism' was the last straw for many who say students are being 'indoctrinated' in the wake of Oct. 7 The post Massachusetts...
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