IMPACT-se researches 93 textbooks used in the Haredi curricula to promote a unique and separate cultural identity, keeping contact with mainstream Israeli culture to a minimum. While it fails to meet all of the UNESCO standards, Haredi education as a whole offers some unique characteristics and advantages that are worthwhile examining.
Last week, IMPACT-se CEO @marcusjsheff testified at a United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (@USCIRF) hearing on Freedom of Religion or Belief in Egypt.
He presented our analysis of Egypt’s school curriculum, drawing on more than a decade of analysing
IMPACT-se’s latest report offers an in-depth analysis of German textbooks, examining their presentation of Jews and Jewish life, the Holocaust and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The report finds that Jewish history and contemporary Jewish life are presented as an integral
IMPACT-se has just published the first in-depth analysis of Syria’s school curriculum since the al-Sharaa administration came to power. The landmark report examines 130 textbooks for Grades 1–12, revealing how the new Syria is reshaping education for the next generation.
The
In an article for Taiwan insight, Tuyuq Rabay examines efforts to give Indigenous heritage a greater place in Taiwan’s schools. At one elementary school, students learn about ancestral history, language, and cultural traditions through forest walks, storytelling, and activities
As Houthi violence continues to make headlines, its roots can be seen by analyzing Houthi educational materials from a decade ago.
In mathematics materials from 2015–2019 documented by IMPACT-se, children learn numbers by counting images bearing the Houthi slogan, which includes
Last week, IMPACT-se CEO Marcus Sheff addressed parliamentarians and policymakers at the House of Lords in London and the French Senate in Paris as part of a delegation of experts on countering extremism, facilitated by @TrendsRA_
Marcus highlighted the essential role of
In a recent article for @NRO, Perpperdine Univeristy (@pepperdine) President Jim Gash and Jeremy Tate, founder of the @CLT_Exam challenge the idea that schools should teach students how to think, rather than what to think.
They argue that education is never entirely neutral:
We are pleased to share that IMPACT-se participated in the 5th Paris Conference on Education (PCE2026), hosted by the The International Academic Forum (@iafor) at Sorbonne University.
Bringing together scholars, educators and policymakers from around the world, the conference
