Education issues

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Op-Ed: Israel must overhaul education system

Overcrowded classrooms, minimal instruction hours in core subjects and a shortage of qualified teachers have taken a toll on Israel’s education system.

By Karen L. Berman March 29, 2012 2:54 pm

U.S. colleges with few Jews building facilities to draw more

As more Jewish students head to colleges with small Jewish populations, those schools are rushing to build Hillel houses and provide kosher dining options.

October 12, 2010 12:18 am

S. Africa university to vote on Ben-Gurion boycott

The faculty Senate of a major South African university is set to vote on whether to sever ties and a joint research project with Israel’s Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.

September 27, 2010 9:59 pm