San Francisco school board votes to close schools on two Muslim holidays By Gabe Stutman Aug 10, 2022 The San Francisco school board voted Tuesday to recognize two Muslim holidays and close schools and administrative offices on those days beginning in the 2023-2024 school year. Arab activist and community groups, including representatives from San Francisco’s Arab Resource and Organizing Center, celebrated the decision. “This resolution demonstrates that racial justice is not just a… Read More
From the Archives Bemoaning the state of Jewish education today, a brief history In some corners of the Jewish community, one hears no end of jeremiads on the state of Jewish education in the country today. “Grumble grumble, they all… By David A.M. Wilensky Aug 5, 2022
Talking With ... Q&A: How do you get kids to love math? Try a festival. Math is fun, says Nancy Blachman, and the 65-year-old Burlingame resident is trying her best to get others to agree. Blachman founded the Julia Robinson… By Liz Harris Aug 4, 2022
Education Hayward schools defend use of offshoot ethnic studies group The Hayward Unified School District defended its decision to contract with the Liberated Ethnic Studies consortium this week, saying it would still be… By Gabe Stutman Aug 2, 2022
Sports Orthodox baseball phenom Elie Kligman teaches kids in Palo Alto Elie Kligman — the second known Orthodox Jew ever selected in a Major League Baseball draft — spent a few hours this week on a baseball diamond with… By Gabe Fisher Jul 28, 2022
Education Israeli and Gazan researchers study Waldorf schools for Arab Israelis Hagit Zeev, 54, an Israeli-born psychotherapist living in Los Altos Hills, is enthusiastic about Waldorf education, a nontraditional method of teaching… By Emma Goss Jul 5, 2022
Education After Uvalde shooting, somber lessons at local Jewish schools On typical school days, Jamie Zimmer’s biggest concern is whether the snacks her students bring from home are certified kosher. During the week of the… By Dan Pine Jun 3, 2022
Bay Area At Palo Alto JCC, teen group ‘leaps’ between Israel and diaspora When Eden Rosenblum graduated from high school in Canada in June 2020, she knew exactly what she wanted to do before starting college: take a gap year and… By Lillian Ilsley-Greene May 30, 2022
Education Pandemic's impact on Jewish schools: more students, more financial need Over the last two years, the Bay Area’s Jewish schools have gotten larger. And while they welcome that growth, the schools have also had to expand their… By Emma Goss May 27, 2022