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Last update - 11:57 29/06/2008 Court to debate Arab petition to nix preferential education benefits By Or Kashti, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Arab education, Israel  The High Court of Justice is set to deliberate Sunday a petition submitted by the higher Arab education council calling to abolish the practice of affording preferential education benefits. The court in 2006 had ruled that the government must cease categorizing towns according to regional preference for the distribution of benefits. Until the ruling, towns demarcated 'Area of National Preference A' were granted benefits such as teacher incentives, exemption from kindergarten tuition, increased funding for transportation and extra hours in the school days. Advertisement The Education Ministry was initially given a year to implement the court's verdict, but in February 2007 asked for a six month extension. A June 2007 deliberation on the matter found that in practice, the ministry was seeking to carry out the reform over a five-year period. In its ruling then, the High Court said: "We won't relax our opinion until everything has been done on the government side's to implement the court's ruling and to reduce the [sector] gap in a reasonable amount of time." In its petition, the Arab council wrote than despite ten years having passed since it submitted its first appeal, there still was not a proper list including both Arab and Jewish towns entitled to education benefits. The Education Ministry has defended its delay in implementing the reforms by saying such moves "require a period of preparation," adding: "The court has permitted the ministry to act in a gradual implementation program." Bookmark to del.icio.us   A fateful week We shall see whether the truce will help bring Gilad Shalit home. Munich anticipated? A German professor says Israeli athletes willfully sacrificed themselves.   1.   No town should be on the list unless... 12:12  |  David Teich 29/06/08   2.   Ten years??? 12:15  |  Joseph 29/06/08   3.   Yeah... 16:50  |  Abba 29/06/08   4.   3: Abba, you`re correct, in your ignorant way. 17:57  |  David Teich 29/06/08

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