Courts
New legal battle begins over religious charter schools in Oklahoma as Jewish charter group sues statewide boardNearly a year after the Supreme Court left legal questions about the constitutionality of a religious public charter school in Oklahoma unresolved, a new legal fight over the same issue… Read More
Homeschools
More American Jews should consider homeschooling, writer concludesIf you’re Jewish and deciding between public schools or day schools for your children, try a third educational option – homeschooling, a mother of six argues. “Watching peers struggle under the weight of schooling that is… Read More
Culture
Nazi noose flyers discovered at Shalom Park schoolAntisemitic flyers with Nazi themes, including a swastika, were found at Shalom Park in Charlotte, North Carolina. The posters were discovered Tuesday morning outside a Jewish school at the children’s park and were… Read More
Government
Influential senator accuses nation’s largest teachers’ union of ‘deeply troubling’ rise in antisemitismSen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, accused the nation’s largest teachers’ union of encouraging antisemitism, saying it had abandoned its original purpose to focus on politics. Cassidy, chairman of the Senate’s Health,… Read More
Culture
Conservative leaders gather to keep antisemitism out of the GOP, conservative movement(The Daily Signal) – Christian, Jewish, and other conservative leaders gathered in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to urge the conservative movement and the Republican Party to prevent antisemitism from taking… Read More
Public Education
Jewish school founder seeks to launch faith-based charter in OklahomaOklahoma may soon be the battleground for another debate on whether religious schools should receive public funds. Peter Deutsch, a former U.S. representative and founder of the Ben Gamla Charter… Read More
Public Education
WATCH: UW professor says campus problems go much deeper than anti-Semitism(The Center Square) – On the day remaining Israeli hostages were released by Hamas and reunited with their families and friends after more than two years, much of the free… Read More
World
Manchester synagogue attack suspect’s name is literally Jihad(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Authorities identified the suspect in a Thursday attack on a Manchester, England, synagogue as Jihad al Shamie, Sky News reported. Al-Shamie allegedly rammed his… Read More
Politics
Jewish teachers withhold dues to protest union endorsement of MamdaniJewish educators are withholding their dues to protest the New York City teachers’ union endorsement of Democrat candidate Zohran Mamdani, citing issues regarding the candidate’s stance on antisemitism. The city’s… Read More
Government
Orthodox Jews campaign to push Senate for $10B school choice billAn association of Orthodox Jews is launching a national campaign to encourage the Senate to pass national school choice legislation and double the bill’s maximum funding amount. The Educational Choice… Read More
Public Education
CA agrees to stop excluding Jewish private schools from receiving funding for students with disabilitiesJewish parents in California have won a major victory after the state’s department of education agreed in federal court to halt its exclusion of Jewish private schools from receiving funding… Read More
Public Education
Jewish teacher suing Portland teachers’ union over alleged antisemitic curriculum(The Center Square) — The Freedom Foundation has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a Jewish public-school teacher in Oregon who claims the teacher’s union he is compelled to… Read More
Culture
‘Free Mahmoud!’: Anti-Israel protesters occupy Trump Tower lobby(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A crowd of anti-Israel protesters forced their way into Trump Tower in New York City Thursday to demand that President Donald Trump’s administration release Mahmoud… Read More
Culture
More border crisis-fueled terrorist attacks likely, experts warn(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Experts and available data suggest that the alleged terrorist attack against Chicago’s Jewish community in October won’t be the last time a suspected extremist is… Read More
Courts
Orthodox Jewish families win appeal against California for religious discrimination in special ed caseOrthodox Jewish families scored a legal victory when a U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a prior ruling. In accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), California allows students… Read More
Culture
Jewish 7th grader harassed so badly at California public school she transferred to private Jewish schoolA Jewish girl is suing her California school after alleged harassment by staff and fellow students forced her to leave the school. The 12-year-old Jewish girl’s family filed the lawsuit… Read More
Culture
Banner announcing Jewish speaker at university vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti within hours(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A banner announcing a Jewish speaker at the University of Iowa was vandalized with pro-Palestinian graffiti just hours after being unveiled, the Daily Caller News… Read More
Culture
Jewish college students feel increasingly unsafe on university campuses, new survey findsA recent survey of Jewish university students and recent graduates found that Jewish students feel increasingly unsafe on America’s college campuses and are being both verbally and physically harassed as… Read More
Culture
Jewish school enrollment grows as parents ‘rethink their educational priorities’Amid the rise of antisemitism in the United States since the Israel-Hamas war began, Jewish parents are rethinking how their children are educated. “It’s been very hard for the Jewish… Read More
Culture, Uncategorized
Bipartisan push to balance religion, free speech on Ohio campuses(The Center Square) – A group of bipartisan lawmakers wants to balance religious freedom and free speech on college campuses throughout Ohio with a new law. The proposed plan, developed… Read More
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