Education

Indonesian textbooks show major shift towards tolerance and inclusivity, report finds

Indonesia's national curriculum has faced several changes in the curriculum content, namely on subjects including Judaism and the Jewish people, Israel and the Holocaust, and minorities

|ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Visually impaired students recite the Koran written in braille during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Raudlatul Makfufin Islamic boarding school in South Tangerang, on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, March 5, 2025.
AN ARTICLE dating back to September 1943, from ‘Haboker Leyeladim,’ a children’s Hebrew-language publication, is on display at the National Library of Israel.

The classroom is still best frontline for Jews to be proud, informed, resilient - opinion

Jewish education is not an afterthought; it is our anchor.

|BySIMMY ALLEN
Minister Eli Cohen and senior officials from Mekorot and IGUDAN at the inauguration of the National Education and Innovation Center for Water

IGUDAN and Mekorot inaugurate the national education and innovation center for water

The new national center, part of IGUDAN’s tech incubator, will open in 2026. Mekorot CEO: "We lead globally." IGUDAN Chair: "Our focus remains on education and innovation."

|ByMAARIV ONLINE
A WORLD ORT delegation, including the writer (middle, dressed in black), visits Tirat Carmel in 2008 for the launch of the Smart Classes initiative.

AI, smart classrooms, can revolutionize Israel's education system, smart learning - opinion

We need our technology sector to step up – not just to sell products but to initiate collaboration on educational solutions with long-term impact.

|ByROBERT SINGER

Support educators who plant seeds for tomorrow - opinion

Many educators are leaving the field due to disillusionment. Communities must start showing up for them and supporting them.

JULY 23, 2025BySHUKI TAYLOR
JEWISH EDUCATORS hold a discussion at the M² 18x18 Summit last year.

Yogi Berra and a fork in the road - opinion

In this particular fork, one branch leads to academic freedom, and the other to critical thinking and intellectual scholarship.

JULY 23, 2025ByFRED NAIDER
GRADUATES, SOME holding pro-Palestinian signs and flags, attend Columbia University’s graduation ceremony in New York City in May. The flare-up of antisemitism in classrooms and on campus is due to the confluence of contributing factors, says the writer.

Psychological-educational service alarmingly lacking, even in wake of war, State Comptroller finds

Between October 2023 and January 2024, 53% of students in grades seven-to-12 in the locations surveyed by the Comptroller reported daily psychosomatic symptoms. 

JULY 22, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
Israeli State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman attends a State Control Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem, on May 12, 2025.

The Feuerstein Method: An educational model prepared for the AI era - opinion

The Feuerstein Method teaches meta-cognition, training people to control their thinking processes.

JULY 21, 2025ByREFAEL FEUERSTEIN
Artificial intelligence (illustrative)

The challenge of Jewish day schools: Getting alumni involved - opinion

Alumni are a key demographic in ensuring the financial future of Jewish educational institutions.

JULY 21, 2025ByJOSH SCHALK
BERMAN HEBREW ACADEMY in Maryland: Jewish day schools are more than academic institutions; they are identity incubators, the writer maintains.

Innovation in the shelter: Outdated bomb shelters turn into technological learning centers

Gordon Innovative Pedagogy, a leading company in the field of technological education under the Gordon Academic College of Education, presents a timely and innovative project for the Israeli reality.

JULY 18, 2025ByWALLA! HOME, DESIGN
An innovative shelter

Education alone won’t stop antisemitism - opinion

Psychology must be part of the solution to stop antisemitism, alongside education, because antisemitism spreads through the psychological impact of misinformation.

JULY 15, 2025ByMALKA SHAW
THIS IS not only about what we teach but also how we teach it, says the writer.

New Israeli app – for learning English from age two

The new app, developed by education and technology experts, is based on advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence and natural language processing.

JULY 14, 2025ByWALLA! TECH
Novakid

Bloomfield Science Museum hosts 400 new first graders in OneFamily special event

This year’s event brought together 400 participants at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem, which was open only for them, for a full day of customized activities for all the bereaved.

JULY 13, 2025ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Children are seen at a special OneFamily event at the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem.

Israeli educators relocate to North and South to rebuild education system

The Homeward Initiative is recruiting teachers, counselors, and informal educators to strengthen schools and youth programs in the Gaza border communities and the Galilee.

JULY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
One of the Social Education Conferences as part of the Homeward Initiative. More than 300 educators have so far relocated to help restart Israel's education system in the South and North.

Education in the US: Ideological battleground or the home of critical thought - opinion

The First Amendment was never intended to shield public employees from accountability to the communities they serve.

JULY 13, 2025ByDAVID SMOKLER
THE K-12 Fairness Center of StandWithUs holds a rally outside the National Education Association Representative Assembly in Portland, Oregon earlier this month to support Jewish educators, students, and allies.