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• IDF Home Front Command Extends Nationwide Wartime Restrictions and School Closures Through Saturday Night

  Published: Mar 26, 2026

  Section: Israel

  The Israel Defense Forces have prolonged current safety guidelines until at least Saturday evening, maintaining a prohibition on most educational activities across the country. Mil...

• New Study Reveals Boys Abandon Reading During School Closures While Girls Maintain Literacy Habits

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Research

  A large-scale study of over 200,000 Danish schoolchildren published in PNAS shows that gender differences in reading habits widen significantly during holidays and lockdowns. Resea...

• Global Simulation Warns Pandemic School Closures May Stifle Social Mobility and Widen Class Gaps for Decades

  Published: Mar 24, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A comprehensive study utilizing data from 153 countries suggests that COVID-19-related school shutdowns resulted in a global average loss of 1.2 years of schooling. Researchers war...

• Israeli Education Ministry Reverts To National Remote Learning Protocols Following Targeted Iranian Missile Strikes In The South

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Iran War

  Education Minister Yoav Kisch has announced the immediate suspension of all in person instruction across Israel for Sunday and Monday. The decision follows a wave of Iranian ballis...

• Minnesota’s District 196 Shuts Down Multiple Schools Following Discovery of Early Morning Threatening Voicemails

  Published: Mar 17, 2026

  Section: Crime

  The Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan school district canceled all classes on Tuesday, March 17, 2026, as a precautionary measure against unverified threats. Eagan police discovered t...

• Limpopo Education Department Shuts Schools Across Vhembe and Mopani Districts as Fatal Flooding Resurges

  Published: Mar 16, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Provincial authorities in Limpopo have officially suspended academic activities in two primary districts following a series of devastating rainstorms that have washed out critical...