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

By Leslie Williamson | Jewish Times | May 7, 2026 Teaching in American schools has never been easy. But in recent years, it has become something else entirely for educators like me. As a Jewish teacher, I have watched my workplace shift from a place of purpose and community into one where I have, at […]

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 2159 (AB 2159). The bill was introduced by Assemblymember Robert Garcia, “working closely” with multiple groups that have promoted or enabled extremism and hate. AB 2159 is officially dead after missing a key legislative deadline. It would have gutted key provisions […]

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. Department of Education announcement that it has initiated an investigation of New York City Department of Education (“NYC DOE”) under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act in response to multiple allegations that  NYC DOE’s Jewish and Israeli […]

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, Massachusetts – April 20, 2026) — ADL (the Anti-Defamation League), the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, and a pro bono team at the law firm Mayer Brown welcome the April 15 resolution agreement between the Concord-Carlisle Regional School District and the U.S. Department of Justice requiring the district […]

How ‘progressive’ K-12 education promotes bigotry in California

By Mitch Siegler and David Smokler | New York Post | April 2, 2026 Jewish students and educators in K-12 schools across the country are experiencing a surge of antisemitism, often in proudly “progressive” communities. In those environments, antisemitism is often perceived as a solely right-wing phenomenon that conjures up images of Groyper bros hoisting tiki torches and chanting “Jews will […]

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 StandWithUs are suing the state of California on behalf of Jewish parents whose children allegedly have been subjected to “cruel, persistent and pervasive antisemitism” in public schools. City News Service Los Angeles | Spectrum News 1 | […]

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 with outside counsel, including veteran California plaintiffs’ attorney Michael A. Sherman, sued the State of California, the California State Board of Education, the State Department of Education, and Superintendent Tony Thurmond on behalf of Jewish parents whose children have been, and continue to be, the subjects of cruel, persistent, and pervasive anti-Semitism in their California public schools.

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 the US say they have seen first-hand — or even experienced — antisemitism in their respective schools, a new alarming study found. The survey of 584 teachers in K-12 public schools and non-Jewish private schools across the […]

Philadelphia School District Urged to Address Teacher Political Pressure

StandWithUs and partner organizations call for enforcement of laws protecting students from improper political influence by educators. StandWithUs sent a legal letter with the North American Values Institute (NAVI), the Lawfare Project, National Jewish Advocacy Center (NJAC), the Deborah Project and EndJewHatred (EJH) to the Philadelphia School District urging them to investigate following an anti-Zionist event organized […]

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 in Classroom Materials! https://vimeo.com/1159334503/9f5907a793?share=copy The webinar explored how antisemitism can appear not only overtly, but also in subtle and coded ways within classroom materials. We highlighted key foundations of Jewish identity, how antisemitism adapts over time, and practical examples educators […]

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 the first academic study of antisemitism faced by American Jewish educators in K-12 public and non-Jewish private schools. Modeled on two peer-reviewed studies of Jewish medical professionals published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine and the Journal of Religion and […]

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) in advance of MLK Jr. Day to the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers about an anti-Zionist event being organized by NY City teachers for students as young as 6 years old.   The […]

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 District of California for firmly rejecting an effort to block California Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) from being implemented. AB 715 is a bill intended to address the dramatic rise of antisemitism in California’s K-12 public schools, which passed with support from StandWithUs […]

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 Is Taught,” The New York Times (NYT) used partisan politics to distort legitimate concerns about the hate and discrimination Jewish students face in far too many California classrooms. California’s Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715) was aimed at addressing a […]

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 Assembly Bill 715 (AB 715), a bill to fight antisemitism in K-12 public schools. The bill passed the State Senate 33-0 and the Assembly 71-0, in votes taking place on September 12 and in the early hours of September 13. It was authored by Assemblymembers Rick Chavez Zbur […]

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 peaceful rally outside the National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly on July 2  to support Jewish educators, students, and allies across the country. The rally is a direct response to mounting concerns over antisemitic rhetoric, symbolism, […]

StandWithUs Condemns PVUSD contract with “Liberated” Ethnic Studies Consultant

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Watsonville, CA — April 17, 2025) — StandWithUs condemns the Pajaro Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) board’s decision to approve  a $90,000  contract with Community Responsive Education (CRE) – a consultant that promotes “liberated” ethnic studies  in K-12 schools. We are also deeply concerned that the district used a California Department of […]

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 | March 24, 2025 Photo: Shutterstock As Massachusetts students remain stubbornly behind their pre-pandemic levels in math and reading scores according to the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, the Massachusetts Teachers Association’s recent focus of attention is instructive. The […]