Antisemitism flourishes amid cultural and historical illiteracy. Classrooms should be a cure.
School will be back in session before we know it. A smattering of the headlines in the final weeks of the last academic year, coinciding with Jewish American Heritage Month in May, suggest that fighting…
Assessment
The piece frames antisemitism as a symptom of cultural and historical ignorance, proposing classrooms as the remedy. A lawsuit against the largest teachers' union indicates institutional resistance to that solution. The challenge is whether education can overcome deeply embedded illiteracy, or if legal battles will determine the direction of change.