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Yahoo! News: Education News


Israeli educators battle government over textbook content

Posted: 12 Feb 2016 11:09 PM PST

FILE - In this Monday, Feb. 16, 2015 file photo, Naftali Bennett, leader of the Jewish Home party, speaks during an interview to The Associated Press in Jerusalem. Israel's high school civics textbook, slated to be published in March, has become the latest in a string of national battles over what Israeli students learn in school. Three textbook authors have removed their names from chapters they wrote, claiming Education Ministry professionals altered their work beyond recognition. Education Minister Bennet defended the content of the book as JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's main high school civics textbook has become a new battleground in a culture war embroiling the country — pitting politicians against educators in a debate over how much religion and Jewish history should be included in the country's national curriculum.


The Edge: The End of Gilmentum

Posted: 12 Feb 2016 02:19 PM PST

Today in One Paragraph Republican presidential candidate Jim Gilmore ended his campaign. Donald Trump threatened to sue Ted Cruz for not being a natural born citizen. The heads of the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches met for the first time in nearly 1,000 years. The U.S. government plans to open commercial flights to Cuba. Secretary of State John Kerry announced an upcoming temporary ceasefire in the Syrian civil war. Two high-school students were killed in a shooting in Glendale, Arizona. And President Obama has designated three new national monuments.

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