Education

"This is the first time that an Israeli university is collaborating with an elite American institution to offer a dual undergraduate program of this kind," said Professor Raanan Rein, vice president of Tel Aviv University.

Located beyond the Green Line, Ariel University – like other Israeli institutions in Judea and Samaria and the Golan Heights – has traditionally been excluded from such collaborations.

The new center seeks to enable special education graduates to integrate into the workforce and build independent lives as young adults, rather than being solely dependent on government assistance.

Command of Arabic can be an advantage when enlisting in the IDF, increasing students' chances of being selected for the military's Intelligence Unit's language track upon enlistment.

Program, to be presented to the United Nations on Wednesday, aims to raise the number of students matriculating in higher levels of math in the Bedouin town of Rahat from the current level of only 15%.

Professor emeritus Emmanuel Dror Farjoun of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem joins 19 scientists who urge boycott of world's top physics competition for high school students. Teens from 80 countries are expected to participate in the competition, set to take place in Israel in July.

Adelson, who is the publisher of Israel Hayom, says she is proud of what she has achieved for the Jewish people and the world of medicine. Israel Hayom Editor-in-Chief Boaz Bismuth presents Adelson with a special Israel Hayom front page, featuring an article about her and her work.

Education Ministry says decision by Raanana middle school to use this particular workbook was taken at the local level and orders books to be shredded.

In recent months, more and more parents of elementary school-age children are taking steps to battle smartphone madness by giving...