Students

Parents association rejects Teachers' Union threat to limit inclusion of students with disabilities

While teachers are threatening strike action over staffing shortages, parents are attacking the demand and describing it as dangerous discrimination.

Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]
Jordanian pupils return to school in the capital Amman, on February 7, 2021; Illustrative.

Jordanian school textbooks contain antisemitic, anti-Zionist themes, IMPACT-se finds

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

More than a GPA: Inside the movement to end letter grades in Jewish education

Prime Minister Netanyahu and Ministers Smotrich and Kisch.

Netanyahu, Kisch, Smotrich allocate over NIS 1b., outline AI education plan for summer schools


Archaeology students excavating Warsaw’s main Jewish cemetery are uncovering a forgotten world

In the last few years, a new form of life has come to the cemetery. Young people stand in between the gravestones, chattering, laughing, and digging with shovels.

 Gravestones under restoration at Warsaw's largest Jewish cemetery, September 2024.

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev: Expanding Global Connections in Challenging Times

This January, a Ben-Gurion University delegation traveled to India to strengthen ties with leading universities and industry pioneers.

 BDU delegation visit India

Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality to gradually remove smartphones from schools, mayor announces

Mayor Huldai: "We will not let technology control us—smartphones are coming out of schools"

 School smartphone bans fail to improve students' wellbeing or grades, study finds. Illustration.

iDigital launches a special promotion for students

iDigital is offering students discounts on all Mac models, including the valuable iDigital Mac Pack, which comes with extended warranty, a trial period, and installment payment options.

 MacBook Air with M2

There is a new generation of electronic dictionaries. And we even tested it

Electronic dictionaries offer technological capabilities that streamline the learning process and provide accurate and fast understanding. We tested Babylon's new dictionary.

 Babylon's new dictionary

Israeli teacher shows fifth-graders October 7 horror film, drawing rebuke

The parents of the students were outraged, some of whom said their children now suffer from nightmares and anxiety due to the film.

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

Trump's 'Mar-a-Gaza' plan breaks academia's two-state dogma - opinion

The plan will either be used to further demonize Trump and Israel, or it could set a precedent for thinking outside the box – not only in the Middle Eastern domain but across other academic areas.

 US PRESIDENT Donald Trump greets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House last week. Imagine if a university professor had hinted at the possibility of the US owning Gaza before Trump’s proposal, the writer ponders.

Rewire by Remitly removes fees for international transfers from Israel

Rewire by Remitly eliminates fees for money transfers from Israel to 130+ countries, making international remittances more affordable for migrant workers and students.

Money

Israel unveils AI-powered education plan with tech giants’ backing

Israel's Education Ministry launches a nationwide AI integration plan, partnering with tech giants to train teachers and enhance classrooms with advanced tools.

 AI education illustrative

Achievements of Israeli students are at an alarming decline - opinion

This trend is concerning, given that Israel’s economic engine, the hi-tech industry, heavily relies on graduates’ mathematical skills.

 A STUDENT returns to school in Safed, after the holidays last October.