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Moses Prince of Egypt Exodus
Posted inHolidays

Passover and the California ethnic studies curriculum

Rabbi Beth SingerRabbi Jonathan Singer by Rabbi Beth Singer and Rabbi Jonathan Singer March 5, 2021
Feinstein Elementary, named for current U.S. Senator and former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein, will be renamed under the new plan. (Photo/Google Maps)
Posted inOpinion

S.F. school board must prioritize reopening schools, not renaming them

by J. Editorial Board February 4, 2021February 4, 2021
From the cover of "The Assignment" by Liza Weimer.
Posted inUncategorized

Here’s what happened when a teacher made his students debate Hitler’s final solution

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman and JTA October 30, 2020October 30, 2020
(Art/eJewishPhilanthropy.com-Mordechai Rosenstein)
Posted inLocal Voice

We can use this time to transform education, ourselves, the world

Dana Sheanin (Photo/Courtesy Jewish LearningWorks) by Dana Sheanin October 26, 2020
a classroom with desks spaced evenly throughout
Posted inUncategorized

Let’s keep educating our kids, but give school a rest during this ‘shmita year’

Vicki Haberkorn Abeles by Vicki Haberkorn Abeles October 21, 2020October 22, 2020
Preparing for a Yemenite Jewish wedding in the Bay Area. (Photo/Punam Bean)
Posted inLocal Voice

Mizrahi Jews needed to balance ethnic studies curriculum

Sarah Levin by Sarah Levin August 24, 2020
View of the empty terminal hall at the Ben Gurion International airport on Dec. 17, 2017.  (Photo/JTA-Avi Dishi-Flash90)
Posted inNews

Israel will allow foreign students to enter country to begin studies

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA July 24, 2020July 27, 2020
A classroom at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto in 2020. (Photo/Gabriel Sanchez)
Posted inEducation

Schools scramble as Covid wreaks havoc on reopening plans

by Gabriel Greschler July 22, 2020July 27, 2020
image of capitol building
Posted inLocal Voice

We need an ethnic studies curriculum that respects all minorities

Rivka KeithGrayson PetersIlana Hamer by Rivka Keith, Grayson Peters and Ilana Hamer July 21, 2020July 27, 2020
Michael Barbour on a Zoom call with J. writer Sue Fishkoff
Posted inEducation

Q&A: Education expert weighs options as ‘pandemic pedagogy’ grips schools

by Sue Fishkoff July 20, 2020July 27, 2020

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