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Israel's Hebrew University ranked 11th best in world for math
Weizmann Institute named 10th best for computer science and Haifa's Technion eighth in aerospace engineering in annual Shanghai Ranking → Read More
All teachers to be checked to ensure they’re not under criminal investigation
Move follows accusations that Tel Aviv teacher, a convicted pedophile, molested students → Read More
U.S. 'Inspiration' for Israeli Academic Ethical Code Condemns It as Threat to Israel's Democracy
AAUP, whose ethics guidelines were used as inspiration by Bennett and Kasher, calls Israel to reject proposed university code of ethics 'in no uncertain terms' → Read More
Israeli university heads blast new ethical code as undermining academic freedom
The code of ethics is expected to ban professors from voicing political opinions in classrooms or supporting BDS → Read More
In act of defiance, Arab educator quits Israeli Education Ministry’s civics board
The ministry says it’s still trying to keep Yousef Shehadeh on board, though a source says right wing education minister will remain ‘guided by democratic and Zionist values’ → Read More
Israeli school staff instructed to report gay sex between students, rights group says
Education Ministry bases instructions on 1999 memo, which erroneously still states that oral and anal sex between minors as illegal → Read More
Israeli university faculty heads protest expansion of programs for Haredi students
Academics upset by expansion of gender-segregated academic programs on campus, and by fact female lecturers won't be able to teach male ultra-Orthodox students → Read More
Cabinet approves plan to expand Israeli curriculum in Arab East Jerusalem schools
Home > Israel News Cabinet Approves Plan to Expand Israeli Curriculum in Arab East Jerusalem Schools The cabinet also approved a plan to build a cable car to the Western Wall and a series of other projects in the city The cabinet on Sunday approved a plan to financially induce Arab East Jerusalem schools to switch from the Palestinian curriculum to the Israeli one, as... → Read More
Students Told to Attend West Bank Event or 'Lose Scholarships'
Kubbitzim College of Education at center of storm after allegedly warning students they would lose grants when they objected to attending event in settlement → Read More
Higher education in Israel set to become more segregated
Home > Israel News Higher Education in Israel Set to Become More Segregated New five-year program will pilot segregated classes on existing campuses and broaden definition of who can apply for segregated studies → Read More
Israel's Education Ministry blames hackers for derogatory text about Bedouin on website
Official says offending text was deleted from website as soon as it was discovered, leaving NGO to wonder why it had to wait for tip-off before text was removed → Read More
Jerusalem High-schoolers Told to Stay in City Overnight to Avoid Trump Traffic
To make sure students won't miss a critical exam, administrators at a school along the route of the presidential motorcade advised test-takers to bunk in with friends on Sunday → Read More
Palestinian shot dead by Israeli settler in West Bank, Palestinian ministry reports
Army looking into incident near Huwara; settlers claim Palestinian were rioting, throwing objects at Israeli cars → Read More
Hebrew U under fire for not playing Israeli anthem at graduation ceremony
Report claims Israel's national anthem was not played to not offend Arab students, prompting politicians to blast university → Read More
After right-wing pressure, Hebrew U. cancels confab on Palestinian prisoners
A right-wing student group demanded that the conference be canceled, but the university's spokeswoman said it was scrapped for logistical reasons → Read More
Kids to Miss School Sunday as Buses to Be Used for Lag Ba’omer
School holiday first set for Sunday, but postponed to Monday due to concerns of desecrating Sabbath the day before, says Education Ministry → Read More
University of Haifa bans Nakba Day leaflet mentioning 'ethnic cleansing'
The university allows events marking the Palestinians’ catastrophe when Israel declared independence, but says phrases like 'ethnic cleansing' breach the terms of tolerance → Read More
Israeli Ninth-grader Becomes First-ever Secular Student to Win International Bible Contest
Home > Israel News Israeli Ninth-grader Becomes First-ever Secular Student to Win International Bible Contest Sixteen contestants from Israel and abroad reached the final after overcoming 74 other competitors from 39 countries Sagiv Lugasi, a ninth-grader at the Ort Maalot-Tarshiha high school in northern Israel, won the International Bible Contest for... → Read More
Israel's universities plan gender-separate classes for ultra-Orthodox
Proposed model of gender-separate classes could be harmful to both male and female non-Orthodox students, but there are still many advantages to it, according to experts → Read More
Israeli college cancels screening by peace group after right-wing activists protest
Home > Israel News Israeli College Cancels Screening by Peace Group After Right-wing Activists Protest Despite withdrawal of invitation to Zochrot, other peace organization will show films at the festival in the north Oranim Academic College has cancelled the screening by an Israeli leftist organization of two films that was scheduled for Friday,... → Read More