Israel education
Israelis rate education system 4 out of 10 as school year opens, new research warns
The current system was described as highly centralized and bureaucratic, arguing that schools and principals lack sufficient authority to respond to the needs of their students and communities.
Ofer Winter, unification of Arab parties, shake up Knesset seats, push RZP below threshold - poll
Ari Steinberg: Investing in Israel’s educators is investing in Israel’s future
Alarming study reveals Israeli teachers lag behind global peers substantially in all metrics
Haredi girls lead the achievements of girls in Israel in mathematics, reading
The results are from the PISA test conducted last year, postponed from 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Without Jewish friends at my school, I feel alone in my fears about what’s happening in Israel
I have no Jewish friends at school; I have nobody with whom I feel comfortable talking about Israel.
Herzog travels to Lower Galilee, symbolically opens Israel's school year
Herzog, who attends school year openings of state and haredi schools, makes a point of going to a different geographic area each time
Empowering African refugees: Triumph through connected learning
A Tel Aviv development center provides vocational skills and support to young job seekers.
School day to shorten for autistic students due to teacher shortage
Israel has been suffering from a shortage of teachers, with the special education sector alone needing at least 1,367 more teachers to operate as usual.
Teachers' Union tells Israeli preschool teachers to destroy recording devices
The Teachers' Union fears that recording devices infringe on teachers' privacy.
After 9 years, Israeli schools still fail to close socio-economic gaps - state comptroller
In 2014, an equity budget was created specifically to allow for more designated hours to help socio-economically weaker students catch up in school to their peers.
Israeli gov't promises free early education but falls short in execution
In 8 months, the government’s announced plan will only provide reduced costs to approximately 25% of children in the public daycare systems, which currently suffer from severe manpower shortages.
Israel Teachers' Union announces nationwide strike for April 30
This decision, according to the union, came after the finance and education ministries did not meet their requirements after a year of "fruitless negotiations."
Israel is failing Ethiopian Jews - opinion
In order to succeed, we have to ensure that during their school years, our children do not face the same racism that earlier generations experienced.
