School

Fourteen-year-old student opens fire with hunting rifle at French school, wounding two

A supervisor at Joseph Lakanal College disarmed the 14-year-old before police arrived, Aubagne mayor Jean-Pierre Squillari told reporters.

Protestors that authorities have said nationwide number in the hundreds of thousands and demonstrating against what they call an overcrowded, ill-equipped and understaffed education system, gather around the Monument à la République in the center of the Place de la République on October 4, 2026.
At Schneider, a unique program was developed designed to assist children and adolescents dealing with avoidance and emotional difficulties, including school anxiety.

Schneider Children's Medical Center established a program for children facing school anxiety

Members of the media work next to a cordoned-off area as police and fire fighters work at the site of a deadly attack at a school by a 15-year-old former pupil, in Leszczydol-Nowiny, Wyszkow County, northeast of Warsaw, Poland, October 8, 2026.

Three injured in Poland's third youth stabbing attack in four days

Children look at the scene of a knife attack at a vocational school in the town of Ostroleka, some 120 km north of Warsaw on October 7, 2026. Officers have arrested a 19-year-old man after eight people were wounded in a knife attack at a high school in Poland.

Poland's second school knife attack in two days kills one, raises copycat fears


Education Ministry admits to not having data on allergies in children, reactions in schools

The admission came during a hearing on a petition filed by attorney Gilad Bar Tal, legal adviser to the Yahal Association, against what the organization describes as an experiment.

Nearly three million Israeli students begin school on September 1, 2026, including some 180,000 first-graders.

Deadly school fire in Congo's Bukavu kills at least 17, including children

A witness said they helped load 17 bodies of men and children into an ambulance after a deadly school fire in rebel-controlled Bukavu.

The ruins of a fire at a school and neighboring settlement in the area controlled by Rwanda-backed AFC/M23 rebels in Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 10, 2026.

Teacher shot in school parking lot near Beersheba, hospitalized in moderate condition

The school temporarily suspended classes and released a statement denouncing the violent incident. The shooter's identity and motive remain unclear at the time of writing.

Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance.

Israel’s education system is failing the students who will shape its future - editorial

Just as defense is paramount to securing a thriving future for Israel, education is vital to the well-being and continued success of the Jewish state.

Israeli elemantary school children prepare to go back to school, in moshav Yashresh, as schools and kindergardens re-open following a ceasefire agreement. April 9, 2026.

Secular school in Damascus announces full gender segregation, backlash ensues

The esteemed Al-Hurriya Institute in Damascus received backlash from Syrians after the former secular school announced plans to segregate students based on gender.

Women prepare for Eid al-Adha prayers at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, Syria, May 27, 2026.

The hidden cost of back-to-school sandwiches: Supermarket price differences revealed

From jars of chocolate spread to ketchup and yellow cheese: Differences of tens of shekels between chains for items children eat daily, showing how to save hundreds of shekels a year on the lunchbox.

When two, five, or ten shekels accumulate on each item, a family’s annual lunchbox bill looks completely different.

Israel teaches students how to vote, but not how to make an informed political choice - opinion

Israel’s schools already teach students that voting matters. The harder lesson is how to reach a decision worth owning.

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

New Missouri law forcing schools to target antisemitism 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.

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

The Jerusalem Post's must-listen news roundup with Gadi Zaig - the top stories, clear and concise.

Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minester Netanyahu at Amunition Hill on Jerusalem Day 2026

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

The General Secretariat for Christian Educational Institutions of Jerusalem said the decision was made after Israel allegedly failed to renew the entry permits without prior warning.

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