Israel has killed more than 800 Palestinian teachers and injured over 3,300 others since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, the Palestinian Education Ministry said Sunday.

In a statement ahead of World Teachers’ Day, observed annually on Oct. 5, the ministry said educators across the occupied Palestinian territories are fighting “a real battle for survival” to protect the right to education amid systematic targeting.

On Oct. 1, the Department of Justice filed a federal complaint against the University of Delaware. The department says the school’s policy gives in-state tuition to certain noncitizens who live in Delaware but withholds that discount from U.S. citizens who live in other states. The complaint asks a judge to block the policy and declare it unlawful under federal law that bars such preferences if citizens nationwide cannot get the same benefit.

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Mediaite reports that Republican candidate Steve Hilton pledged to “mandate English-only” in California’s public schools if he wins this November, arguing students must master the basics in English to climb out of today’s academic slump. His campaign platform frames the rule as part of a broader reset on standards and accountability as families struggle with poor results. Hilton’s message targets parents tired of jargon and excuses. He promises clear rules, simple goals, and real results in reading and math.

The Academy of Natural Sciences on the Ben Franklin Parkway was open to the public one final day on Sunday.

Drexel University announced the surprise closure last month, citing declining attendance and the university's financial struggles.

City Council plans to hold a special hearing next month to hear from museum leadership about the struggles leading to the closure.

In October 2023, shortly after Israel's war on Gaza began, a truck began circling Columbia University's campus.

It displayed the names and photographs of pro-Palestinian students and branded them the university's "leading anti-Semites."

For Bhavana Bellamkonda, one of the students featured on the truck, it marked a moment when hostility toward pro-Palestinian advocacy became personal – and frightening.

City University of New York has seen its graduation numbers slide for five straight years, according to the city’s own Mayor’s Management Report. The six-year systemwide graduation rate for associate degree students dropped from 37.6% in 2024 down to 36.5% in 2025. That marks a steady decline from the 39.8% mark the system posted just two years earlier in 2023.

The Israeli minister also called for European countries to take Palestinians from Gaza to help Israel achieve its goal of ethnic cleansing

By Dave De Camp, antiwar.com

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has repeated his calls for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza and the re-establishment of Jewish settlements in the Palestinian territory in a new interview with Israel’s Channel 14 that was published on Monday.