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Language apps are putting Hebrew school in teens’ back pockets. But do they work?

April 14, 2025April 14, 2025Jesse Orine

This article was produced as part of (JR)’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a program that works with Jewish teens around the world to report on issues that affect their lives. For the past 643 consecutive days (and counting), Eden Agulnik has devoted 10 minutes a day to the language learning app Duolingo. On her phone or computer, […]

A grant to study Hebrew is ‘woke DEI,’ Ted Cruz says

February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Sara Wood

A grant to study linguistic differences between Hebrew and English was flagged as an example of “woke DEI grants” in a new database released by Sen. Ted Cruz. The database is part of ongoing Republican efforts to justify significant cuts to federal research funding and diversity programs under President Donald Trump. The $226,000 grant, given […]