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Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking to attendees at the 2019 California Democratic Party State Convention at the George R. Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, June 1, 2019. (Photo/Gage Skidmore via Wikicommons)
Posted inEducation

Newsom administration warns against bias in ethnic studies as students head back to class

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 24, 2023August 25, 2023
a middle aged black man in a suit speaks at a podium
Posted inEducation

What should California do about antisemitism in schools? State schools chief hears from Jewish leaders

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky August 23, 2023August 24, 2023
Bob Rosenberg is the founder of OnePercent for Education.
Posted inEducation

This retiree’s nonprofit asks businesses to donate 1% to Bay Area students

Lillian Ilsley-Greene by Lillian Ilsley-Greene August 16, 2023August 21, 2023
A selection of the Beaufort County School District book review committee's notes determining that Bernard Malamud's "The Fixer" was appropriate for students. The South Carolina district returned the challenged book to shelves after nearly a year on Aug. 9, 2023. (Illustration/JTA)
Posted inEducation

‘Persecution of Jews is educationally significant’: How a school district put a contested classic back on the shelves

by Andrew Lapin August 15, 2023
Christian students enrolled in the master's program for Jewish studies at Yeshiva University read a piece of text from the book of or Exodus while on a tour of the campus guided by Jewish educators. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy Yeshiva University)
Posted inEducation

Yeshiva University, a pillar of Orthodox Judaism, launches master’s program for Christian students

Jackie Hajdenberg by Jackie Hajdenberg August 10, 2023
"The paper will have your handprints on it," student Lucas Leeds says of drawing with charcoal. "You really become part of the drawing itself." (Photo/Leslie Katz)
Posted inHonoring the Survivors

With paper and charcoal, local students learn empathy for Holocaust survivors

Leslie Katz by Leslie Katz August 4, 2023August 7, 2023
Art Spiegelman's graphic novel "Maus" on sale at a French bookstore in 2017. (Photo/JTA-ActuaLitté-Flickr Commons)
Posted inU.S.

‘Maus’ evades a ban in Iowa after school district cites ‘ambiguity’ in new state law

by Andrew Lapin August 4, 2023August 4, 2023
The distinctive labyrinth in the playground of Commodore Sloat Elementary School in San Francisco was defaced with antisemitic graffiti last month. (Photo/FourSquare)
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Antisemitic graffiti covers S.F. elementary school playground

Gabe Stutman by Gabe Stutman August 3, 2023August 4, 2023
Students at the Academy for Jewish Religion in Yonkers, New York study a biblical text through circus movement in 2022. (Photo/JTA-Ora Horn Prouser, from “Under One Tent”)
Posted inBooks

In their classroom, Torah is a three-ring circus — by design

by Andrew Silow-Carroll August 1, 2023
Jewish Community Library Director Howard Freedman at the library in San Francisco on July 11, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inBay Area

Jewish LearningWorks ends ties with Jewish Community Library

by Dan Pine July 11, 2023July 12, 2023

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