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Ratified: Draft-Dodgers Ineligible for State Scholarships

'Draft Dodgers' Law' passes on Knesset plenum, will revoke eligibility for students who evaded IDF service for ideological reasons.

Ratified: Draft-Dodgers Ineligible for State Scholarships

Intense Protests at Hebrew University over Incitement

Arabs call to 'liberate Palestine,' fight security forces in Jerusalem - causing Jewish students to counter-protest against incitement.

Intense Protests at Hebrew University over Incitement

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Netanyahu Reveals 'We Know A Lot More Now About the Kidnapping'

Netanyahu updates status of search, says Israel is moving closer to finding the three teens kidnapped by Hamas.

Netanyahu Reveals 'We Know A Lot More Now About the Kidnapping'

Israeli Students Ask UN Chief to Help Locate Missing Teens

If yeshiva students were kidnapped by terorrists, UN has the power to assist in their release, write students to Ban Ki-moon.

Israeli Students Ask UN Chief to Help Locate Missing Teens

Student Government Passes First Anti-BDS Resolution

Western Washington University the first to turn BDS's own tactic on its head, outlawing boycotts based on national origin.

Student Government Passes First Anti-BDS Resolution

Budget Cuts? Hebrew University Students Fight Back

Protests erupt on Mount Scopus campus after Humanities department cuts funds for second time in three years.

Budget Cuts? Hebrew University Students Fight Back

Outrage as Zoabi Slanders IDF Mavi Marmara 'Murderers'

MK Hanin Zoabi calls IDF soldiers 'murderers' - and a group of high school students decide not to keep quiet over the insult.

Outrage as Zoabi Slanders IDF Mavi Marmara 'Murderers'

Protests at Tel Aviv University Over Terrorist Guest Speaker

Convicted Hezbollah terrorist to speak at 'Land Day' against Israel - and students are outraged.

Protests at Tel Aviv University Over Terrorist Guest Speaker

Yeshiva Students Succeed with Judea, Samaria Threat Alert App

Yeshiva students create successful project giving Judea, Samaria residents information on attacks, crime in real time.

Yeshiva Students Succeed with Judea, Samaria Threat Alert App

Livni Encourages Students to Meet Abbas in Ramallah

Justice Minister says she supports the Israeli Student Union’s controversial plan to send a delegation to meet Abbas.

Livni Encourages Students to Meet Abbas in Ramallah

Students’ Anger as Student Union Plans Meeting with Abbas

Growing controversy over planned student delegation to Ramallah.

Students’ Anger as Student Union Plans Meeting with Abbas

Official Report Reveals Huge Gap Between Rich, Poor

Annual Meitzav reports indicate gains in Math and Sciences, losses in Hebrew language; huge socioeconomic gaps revealed

Official Report Reveals Huge Gap Between Rich, Poor

Berlin: First Jewish Student House Opened

Student center for Jews, Israelis opens in Berlin. Objective: pro-Israel, pro-Jewish Life center for Germany's Jews and Israeli emigrants.

Berlin: First Jewish Student House Opened

Hundreds of Thousands of Students Return to Studies

With the opening of the academic year, nearly 308,000 students returned on Sunday to their university studies.

Hundreds of Thousands of Students Return to Studies

'Alarming' Anti-Israel Campaign On Rutgers Campus

Students for Justice in Palestine accused of harassment after spreading mock eviction notices around US university campus.

'Alarming' Anti-Israel Campaign On Rutgers Campus

Children with Immune Disorders Told: Stay Home until 2014

Children who have weak or absent immune systems were told by the Ministry of Health not to return to school until January.

Children with Immune Disorders Told: Stay Home until 2014

Israeli Students Win First Place for Robotic Wedding

9th-grade Israeli students won first place in 2013 international robotics competition in Holland for re-enactment of a Jewish wedding.

Israeli Students Win First Place for Robotic Wedding

Yad L'achim: Shocked that Piron Supports 'Assimilation Bill'

The Yad L'achim organization slammed Education Minister Shai Piron for supporting Jewish-Arab student meetings

Yad L'achim: Shocked that Piron Supports 'Assimilation Bill'

Akunis: Use Waze Money to Help Students

The money to be collected by the state for the sale of Waze should be used to help college students, MK Ofer Akunis said

Akunis: Use Waze Money to Help Students

‘Jews Are Evil’ Assigned to NY High School Students

New York State high school students were told to write a piece persuading a teacher that “Jews are evil,” for the problems of Nazi Germany.

‘Jews Are Evil’ Assigned to NY High School Students

Jordan Charges University Students With 'Devil Worship'

A Jordanian military prosecutor charged five students with incitement for allegedly desecrating the Koran and engaging in "devil worship."

Jordan Charges University Students With 'Devil Worship'

Missile Attack Simulation in All Israeli Schools

The Home Front Command and Education Ministry are carrying out a simulation of a missile attack in all of the nation’s schools.

Missile Attack Simulation in All Israeli Schools

Dozens Suspended in 'Unprecedented' Harvard Cheating Scandal

Dozens of students at Harvard University have been suspended and disciplined in one of its largest cheating scandals to date.

Dozens Suspended in 'Unprecedented' Harvard Cheating Scandal

'Jerusalem of the North' Recounts Pre-WWII Jewish Heritage

Lithuania launched a new campaign for European students that reveals the country's once rich Jewish culture, as well as its tragic end.

'Jerusalem of the North' Recounts Pre-WWII Jewish Heritage

Israeli Students Pray for Americans as Hurricane Wreaks Havok

Israeli students in Amit schools prayed for the well-being of Americans as Hurricane Sandy ravaged the east coast.

Israeli Students Pray for Americans as Hurricane Wreaks Havok

New Survey: Students Increasingly Reliant on Parents

A new survey shows that Israeli students have become more financially reliant on their parents. Another blow to the middle class?

New Survey: Students Increasingly Reliant on Parents

Chabad Students in Berlin Subjected to Anti-Semitic Taunts

On Monday morning, children in grades 7-9 who attend the Chabad school in Berlin were subjected to anti-Semitic taunts.

Chabad Students in Berlin Subjected to Anti-Semitic Taunts

New Zealand's Only Jewish Day School Forced to Close

The only Jewish day school in New Zealand’s capital of Wellington has been forced to close its doors at the end of the year.

New Zealand's Only Jewish Day School Forced to Close

NY Gov. Vetoes Education Bill Benefiting Religious Students

NY Governor Cuomo vetoed a bill that would have made it easier for religious students with special needs to receive tuition reimbursements.

NY Gov. Vetoes Education Bill Benefiting Religious Students

Israeli Yeshiva Team Wins Worldwide Invention Award

A team of yeshiva students from Yerucham in southern Israel has won second place in a global science competition.

Israeli Yeshiva Team Wins Worldwide Invention Award

Refusing to Comply with Islam, Students Get Evicted

More than 70 students in South Africa were kicked out of college dormitories for refusing to comply with Islamic traditions and rules.

Refusing to Comply with Islam, Students Get Evicted

Onslaught of 1700+ Hate Texts to a Jewish Student

Albuquerque teenager accused of sending hundreds of anti-Semitic text messages to a fellow student, including “kill Jews, heil Hitler.” 



Onslaught of 1700+ Hate Texts to a Jewish Student

Lawsuit: Long Island School Ignores Anti-Semitic Assaults

Students at a Long Island high school taunted a Jewish classmate, while the school refused to intervene, according to federal lawsuit.

Lawsuit: Long Island School Ignores Anti-Semitic Assaults

New York Times Ad Slams BDS

An ad placed in the New York Times on Wednesday accused BDS supporters of contributing to anti-Semitism worldwide.

New York Times Ad Slams BDS

Inspired by ‘Paper Clips’ Students Collect 6 Million Pennies

Inspired by award-winning documentary Paper Clips, students collect 6 million pennies to commemorate six million Jews murdered in Holocaust.

Inspired by ‘Paper Clips’ Students Collect 6 Million Pennies

Saudi Arabia Bars 'Gays and Tom-Boys' from Government Schools

Saudi Arabia has barred "gays and tom-boys" from schools; students will only be permitted to return if they stop “unacceptable behavior.”

Saudi Arabia Bars 'Gays and Tom-Boys' from Government Schools

Only College Hebrew Classes in North Texas Face Imminent Closure

After 10 years of being only the university in North Texas to offer Hebrew classes, North Texas U. has decided to eliminate its program.

Only College Hebrew Classes in North Texas Face Imminent Closure

Suicide Attempts Cause Facebook Controversy

Activists call to allow teachers greater Facebook freedom as two students attempt suicide over comments on site.

Suicide Attempts Cause Facebook Controversy

School Year Off to a Quiet Start

Schools opened the new year in Israel Thursday, with one of the calmest opening days in years. "Shalom" to 125,000 first graders!

School Year Off to a Quiet Start