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 […]

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 environment for Jewish students. Maddie White | King 5 | March 20, 2025 SEATTLE — The second-largest school district in the state, Lake Washington School District, is under federal investigation over claims it is not preventing anti-Semitism.  Title VI of the Civil […]

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 opened for investigation a federal Title VI complaint filed by StandWithUs Saidoff Legal against the Lake Washington School District (LWSD), which the complaint alleges has ignored and enabled rampant antisemitism. LWSD is located in King County, Washington, […]

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 Anti-Semitic Harassment & Intimidation, Urge Feds to Intervene Washington, D.C., March 6, 2025… Leading Jewish organizations, today, announced they have filed federal complaints with the U.S. Department of Education against California State Polytechnic , Scripps College , and California’s Etiwanda School District […]

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 Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with a coalition of leading law firms, on September 30 announced the launch of a helpline in K-12 schools to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism […]

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 of the Congressional hearings on Antisemitism in K-12 schools — I was imbued with a sense of hope. As the Director of K-12 Educator Outreach for StandWithUs — an international, nonpartisan organization dedicated […]

StandWithUs Statement on Congressional Hearing Regarding K-12 Antisemitism

(Washington DC – May 8, 2024) – StandWithUs applauds efforts by the United States House of Representative to highlight pervasive antisemitism in K-12 schools, by holding a hearing  with leaders from New York City Public Schools, Berkeley Unified School District, and Montgomery County Board of Education on May 8, 2024.    “The Congressional hearing helped expose […]

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 Anti-Defamation League), and StandWithUs, along with four leading law firms, today announced a new pilot helpline to provide pro bono legal assistance to parents whose children are experiencing antisemitism in California’s K-12 schools. The pilot program selected California […]

StandWithUs Initiates K-12 Network Of School Educators To Counter Bias

By Robert Isler | Jewish Press | January 19, 2024 Photo Credit: StandWithUs StandWithUs (SWU), the influential education organization which has been supporting Israel and combatting antisemitism for over two decades, is spearheading a new initiative that couldn’t have come soon enough. Initially founded in response to the second intifada by Roz Rothstein (CEO), Jerry […]

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 organization dedicated to combating antisemitism and educating the public about Israel.  I joined StandWithUs in the middle of the ongoing Hamas-Israel war, after 26 years as a public school teacher and administrator. I made that decision because […]