New Jersey doubles security funding for non-public schools
New Jersey has doubled its security funding for non-public schools, earning praise from two Orthodox Jewish groups.
Brazilian Jewish students excused from exams, classes on Shabbat and holidays
A new Brazilian law allows Jewish and non-Jewish students to skip school exams and classes for religious reasons.
Controversial Shakespeare adaptation angers parents
Parents and students are disturbed after Bishop Strachan School, an elite all-girls private high school in Toronto, staged a controversial adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice, which they describe as anti-Semitic.
Toronto school flip-flops on flag flap
Students and parents at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto might be suffering whiplash this week, from watching school administrators reverse course on their decision to first allow a banner proclaiming Jewish Heritage Month, then remove it and finally reinstate it, all over the course of a few days.
Israeli medical school offers scholarships for Canadian students
A new program is being offered to Canadian medical school students who are looking for a way to combine their education, get one year of it paid in full and take a residency in a northern community – in Israel.
Toronto public school responds to anti-Semitic incident
Northern Secondary School, a public high school in midtown Toronto, is being applauded by a Jewish advocacy group for the way it has responded to an anti-Semitic incident.
JPPS, German students learn about Max Stern together
Children from a Montreal Jewish elementary school knew they were about to be part of an exciting international collaboration when a politician from a faraway city cartwheeled for them.
Canadian and German students learn about Max Stern in joint project
Grade 5 students at JPPS in Montreal have been working on the project with kids from the Max Schule public school in Duesseldorf for the past two years.
Project delivers uplifting messages to children in need of cheer
The Friend Send, an initiative for kids to help other kids aged 12 and under, has blossomed across Canada.
Vancouver School Board responds to Chanukah controversy
General Gordon Elementary has come under fire for hanging Christmas ornaments and barring Chanukah decorations.
