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New Missouri law forcing schools to target anti-Semitism sparks intense First Amendment concerns

It mandates that educational institutions treat antisemitic harassment or discrimination against students or employees “in an identical manner to discrimination motivated by race.”

The Missouri State Capitol Building is seen on September 4, 2025 in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minester Netanyahu at Amunition Hill on Jerusalem Day 2026

School resumes in Israel, Sara Netanyahu alleges Yair Golan had prior knowledge of Oct. 7

Schmidt-Schule, Catholic German school for Palestinian girls, in East Jerusalem, next to Damascus Gate, June 16, 2015.

Schools in east Jerusalem strike after Israel fails to renew entry permits for teaching staff

High Court Justice; illustrative.

'Not safe for kids': Food allergy group petitions High Court to stop Kisch school-nurse pilot


A regressive step: Israel's gender segregation law undermines medical education, equality - opinion

Gender segregation has no place in medical training. It risks sidelining women, weakening universities, and damaging the international standing of Israeli medicine.

ELLA HAVIN, medical student: In her Ben-Gurion University class, women comprise roughly 70% of students.

Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning

Israel faces a shortage of 3,000 educators, including 200 kindergarten teachers, raising concerns that unqualified staff may have to teach unfamiliar subjects or oversee two classes at once.

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

Man enters New York Jewish school with hammer, injures child, NYPD investigates antisemitic motive

"The NYPD is thoroughly investigating all aspects of the incident, including the possibility of a bias motive, to ensure nothing is overlooked," said a city councilmember.

NYPD in New York City, 5 May, 2026.

She came to Israel for a summer. Fourteen years later, she's home

After arriving in Jerusalem on a Hebrew scholarship, Liza Katz built a career dedicated to strengthening young Jews' connection to Israel through immersive education.

Liza Katz

Math teacher arrested over alleged sexual offenses against student

The suspect’s attorney said the alleged contact was consensual, while the court extended the teacher’s detention and barred publication of his name.

Man in handcuffs - illustrative

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.

Syrian school network teaches extremist, antisemitic, anti-Christian material, Alma center says

The textbooks were also said to glorify Jihad against “infidels,” portraying Jews and Israelis as kafirs.

Schoolchildren walk back to their classroom at the Zamalka mixed school on April 16, 2025; illustrative.

Education Ministry establishes guidelines guaranteeing students' rights to lay tefillin in schools

The directive aimed to establish clear, uniform rules and provide school principals with a guided framework to facilitate the policy's implementation throughout the public school system.

A man puts on a tefillin in Washington Square Park in Manhattan on June 19, 2026 in New York City. Tefillin are a Jewish traditional ritual object, believed to be an approximately 2000 year old tradition.

America at 250: Fighting antisemitism begins with reclaiming America's Jewish story - opinion

The fight against antisemitism begins with historical truth and remembering the vital role Jews played in building America.

Man holding an American flag.

SCOTUS upholds state bans on transgender sports participation, paving way for further restrictions

The court decided 9-0 that the state laws do not violate the Title IX civil rights statute that bars discrimination in education "on the basis of sex."

 United States Capitol Police lines up along the perimeter while LGBTQ activists and supporters hold a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court as it hears major LGBT rights case on whether federal employment law that outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex covers sexual orientation and gender ide