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View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a strike, on May 4, 2025. Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
August 26, 2026, 6:04 am
Israeli teachers lag behind OECD peers in literacy, numeracy, problem-solving — study
Shoresh Institution highlights educators’ low skill level in science, technology, engineering, math; recommends teachers first get a degree in a discipline, then a teaching qualification
By Sue Surkes
Ari Goldman speaks at Yeshiva Stories in New York City, July 11, 2023. (Phylisa Wisdom via JTA)
July 17, 2023, 2:55 am
At NYC event inspired by The Moth, yeshiva grads roast their religious upbringings
Speakers at Yeshiva Stories decry the lack of secular education in religious institutions and tell some harrowing and humorous tales of life in the ultra-Orthodox world
By Gabe Friedman
STEMpower founder Mark Gelfand at a STEM center in Africa in an undated photograph. (courtesy)
July 8, 2023, 5:36 am
How a Boston-based retired physicist is spreading the gospel of science in Africa
To explain why he’s founded over 100 hands-on labs in sub-Sahara Africa, Mark Gelfand points to Hebrew school classes and a natural curiosity for the workings of the world
By Amanda Borschel-Dan
A cover image released by DC Comics of "Flash Facts" by Mayim Bialik (left), and Mayim Bialik (right), as she speaks at AT&T's SHAPE: "The Scully Effect is Real" panel on June 22, 2019, in Burbank, California. (Derek Charm/DC Comics via AP, left, and AP Photo)
June 25, 2020, 7:04 pm
Bialik and Batman: Actor teams up with DC for science books
‘Big Bang Theory’ actress, a neuroscientist, will collaborate with comic writers and illustrators on story collection featuring superheroes exploring scientific mysteries
By AP and ToI Staff
Yael Schuster
February 6, 2018, 3:32 pm
Yael Schuster
Raising boys and girls post-#metoo
The big question is how to bring up our kids without restrictive gender norms and imbalances of power
With an array of fun learning aids, STEM education is no chore. (Courtesy HAFTR)
January 18, 2018, 3:18 am
New York school funding law means STEM fields could see more yeshiva grads
New mandate subsidizes science and tech studies for state’s nonpublic schools — including Jewish day schools
By Cathryn J. Prince
Thousands of demonstrators attend the March for Science in Berlin, Saturday, April 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
April 22, 2017, 6:32 pm
Scientists leave labs, take to streets to defend research
Coinciding with Earth Day, thousands of protesters in more than 500 cities take part in the March for Science
By Seth Borenstein
Chana Gable Selmon
April 2, 2017, 2:13 pm
Chana Gable Selmon
Congratulations, it’s a girl!
The coed school will nurture her science-loving daughter’s talents; will it also introduce gender assumptions to her detriment?
Albert Einstein, 1946. (Central Press/Getty Images via JTA)
May 17, 2016, 3:57 am
Hebrew U, Smithsonian launch Einstein project to make science accessible
Initiative marks centennial of the famed Jewish scientist’s publication of the theory of general relativity
By JTA
Visitors walk past an evolution exhibit at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, on June 23, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
March 8, 2016, 1:26 pm
Evolution a hard sell among Israeli Jews, Pew study finds
Only 3% of ultra-Orthodox believe humans evolved, while most secular Jews see conflict between science and religion; 70% of Haredim say they value secular education
By Marissa Newman
Illustrative: Ultra-Orthodox women at an Israeli high-tech company (Abir Sultan/Flash90)
March 7, 2016, 12:46 pm
Israeli women earn 22% less than men, study finds
Israel’s wage gap is fourth in size among developed countries; nearly 90% of educated women work
By Sue Surkes
File: Mortimer Zuckerman on January 29, 2013 at an event hosted by The New York Daily News, which he owns. (Wikipedia/MTA New York City Transit/Marc A. Hermann/CC BY 2.0)
January 26, 2016, 4:37 am
Zuckerman puts $100m toward US-Israel scientific collaboration
Media tycoon’s new fund will bring US researchers to Israeli universities to help foster ‘cutting edge research’
By JTA
Members of the team representing Israel in the International Chemistry Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan July 30 2015. (R to L) Itai Zvieli, Ran Solan, Dr. Izena Nigel-Ettinger, Professor Zeev Gross, Roni Aaronson, and Nadav Ginnosar (Courtesy)
August 11, 2015, 3:51 pm
Israeli team wins 3 bronzes at veteran chemistry contest
International Chemistry Olympiad requires theoretical knowledge and practical skills
By David Shamah
(L to R) Tom Segal, Moran Shapira, Shaked Rosenstein, Ilan Mitnikov, and Nir Jacob Maron show off their medals July 12, 2015 (Courtesy)
July 15, 2015, 6:17 pm
Israeli students score 5 medals in tough physics competition
Silver and bronze were the colors of Israel’s achievements in the International Physics Olympiad in Mumbai
By David Shamah
The University of Massachusetts Amherst. (CC BY-SA Tomwsulcer, Wikipedia)
July 2, 2015, 2:00 pm
UMass reverses ban on Iranians from science programs
University cited sanctions law in its original decision; was accused of discrimination
By Collin Binkley
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