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Opinion: I Taught for 23 Years. Antisemitism Forced Me Out

By Leslie Williamson | Jewish Times | May 7, 2026Teaching in American schools has never been easy. But...
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StandWithUs Applauds Defeat of AB 2159, Continues the Fight Against K-12 Antisemitism

(May 4, 2026 — Los Angeles, California) — StandWithUs celebrates the defeat of California Assembly Bill...
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StandWithUs and NAVI Welcome Federal Title VI Investigation Into New York City’s Department of Education

(New York, NY — April, 2026) — StandWithUs and North American Values Institute (NAVI) welcome the U.S....
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ADL, Brandeis Center, Mayer Brown, and StandWithUs Welcome Concord-Carlisle Regional School District’s Settlement to Address Antisemitism

Following civil rights complaint, federal resolution mandates reforms to how district addresses antisemitism (Concord,...
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How ‘progressive’ K-12 education promotes bigotry in California

By Mitch Siegler and David Smokler | New York Post | April 2, 2026Jewish students and educators in K-12...
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Jewish Groups Sue State for Allegedly not Protecting School Students from Hate

LOS ANGELES — The Jewish support groups, the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and...
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Major Lawsuit Filed Against California to Address Systemic Antisemitism in K-12 Schools

On February 26, the Louis D. Brandeis Center For Human Rights Under Law and StandWithUs, in coordination...
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Over 60% of US Jewish educators reportedly experience antisemitism in workplace — including from teachers unions

By David Spector | New York Post | January 24, 2026 An overwhelming majority of Jewish educators in...
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Philadelphia School District Urged to Address Teacher Political Pressure

StandWithUs and partner organizations call for enforcement of laws protecting students from improper...
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From Overt to Implicit: Recognizing Antisemitism in Classroom Materials | Webinar Recording

Thank you to everyone who joined our recent webinar, From Overt to Implicit: Recognizing Antisemitism...
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New Study: Over 60% of Jewish K-12 educators report exposure to antisemitism

(Los Angeles, CA – January 22, 2026) – The StandWithUs Data & Analytics department has conducted...
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StandWithUs and NAVI Call on NYC DOE and UFT to Enforce Laws Protecting Students from Deceptive and Improper Political Pressure from Teachers  

(Monday, January 19, 2026)StandWithUs sent a legal letter with the North American Values Institute (NAVI)...
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StandWithUs Applauds Federal Court for Rejecting Effort to Block AB 715

(San Jose, CA — December 31, 2025) — StandWithUs applauds the United States District Court for the Northern...
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New York Times Misleads on K-12 Antisemitism

By David Smokler | The Algemeiner | November 7 In its article, “How Politics Is Changing the Way History...
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StandWithUs Applauds Passage of AB 715, a Bill to Fight Antisemitism in California Public Schools

(Sacramento, CA — September 13, 2025) — StandWithUs thanks the California state legislature for passing...
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StandWithUs to Hold Peaceful Rally Supporting Jewish Teachers and Students at NEA Assembly

(Portland, OR – June 30, 2025 )  — The K-12 Fairness Center, a division of StandWithUs, will lead a...
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StandWithUs Condemns PVUSD contract with "Liberated" Ethnic Studies Consultant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Watsonville, CA — April 17, 2025) — StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified...
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How are Massachusetts schools failing Jewish students through bias? - opinion

As antisemitic lessons increase, who’s running K-12 education? By Deborah G. Schuss | Jerusalem Post...
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Federal government investigates Lake Washington School District for allegedly allowing anti-semitism

Washington's second-largest district faces a federal investigation for allegedly allowing a hostile learning...
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StandWithUs Title VI Complaint Against Lake Washington School District Prompts Investigation by Department of Education

(Seattle, WA — March 19, 2025) – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has...
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Federal Anti-Semitism Complaints Filed Against Three California Schools – Scripps, Cal Poly, and Etiwanda District

Brandeis Center, ADL, StandWithUs, Jewish on Campus Allege California Schools Willfully Ignored Severe...
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Brandeis Center/ADL/StandWithUs Expand Helpline on Antisemitism in K-12 Schools to Massachusetts and New York

(Boston, MA, September 30, 2024)  --. The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the...
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Rising Antisemitism in K-12 Schools Demands National Attention

By: David Smokler | Algemeiner | May 23, 2024 As I walked through the US Capitol on May 8th — the day...
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StandWithUs Statement on Congressional Hearing Regarding K-12 Antisemitism

(Washington DC – May 8, 2024) – StandWithUs applauds efforts by the United States House of Representative...
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StandWithUs/Brandeis Center/ADL Launch Pro Bono K-12 Antisemitism Helpline

Washington, D.C., Feb. 29, 2024: The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, ADL (the...
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StandWithUs Initiates K-12 Network Of School Educators To Counter Bias

By Robert Isler | Jewish Press | January 19, 2024 Photo Credit: StandWithUs...
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ACTION ALERT: Join our network of K-12 Educators!

My name is David Smokler and I'm the new Director of K-12 Educator Outreach for StandWithUs, an international...

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