Israel education
Study: IDF Talpiot program excels in producing entrepreneurs
Talpiot is MAFAT's oldest elite program. It was designed after the 1973 Yom Kippur War, in which Israel suffered from a gap between R&D and operations in the field
Schools to gradually reopen after ceasefire, with uneven rollout across Israel
Where campus meets kindergarten: HIT and Holon Municipality bring STEM to young learners
Council for Higher Education approves Kiryat Shmona University in effort to rebuild northern 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.
Israeli high schoolers sweep international math competition
The competition consisted of multiple exam days, requiring contestants to take a 4.5-hour exam, consisting of difficult questions in the fields of elementary mathematics.
A conference offers Israel educators a safe space to explore complex feelings
In sessions and on the sidelines, the more than 500 participants discussed the Israeli government’s proposed judicial overhaul and its far-right cabinet ministers.
