School year begins with politicians calling for unity amid political tensions, a lack of teachers and a narrowly avoided strike

As a movement to police kids' literature becomes a political force that may impact the 2024 election, the famous Holocaust diary is the subject of a growing number of controversies

With over 1,600 bills nationwide seeking to instill religious values in state educational institutions, advocacy groups protest the 'crumbling wall' between church and state

Senior analyst Haviv Rettig Gur discusses why Israeli teachers threaten to strike each year; real estate editor Danielle Nagler talks of homelessness initiatives and urban planning

A court says public schools in Ramapo, home to a large and growing ultra-Orthodox community, have been gutted by officials who prefer that tax funds benefit religious school pupils

Amid the ongoing US debate on teaching critical race theory in public schools, Sarah Fowler Arthur defends teaching from 'multiple points of view,' mistakes number of Jews killed

Jewish youth among students who were told they could not leave the proselytizing event; school says incident was an error by teachers

A Jewish parent has filed and withdrawn a lawsuit against a California academy after it denied her request to bring a 6-foot tall inflatable hanukkiah to a tree-lighting ceremony

After one administrator misinterpreted a new law to mean teachers must offer an 'opposing' view when teaching the genocide, US Jews debate whether the rule will really affect them

Mayor says positive test rate in city has topped benchmark, prompting closure of nation's largest public school system