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Israel's Education Ministry turns to pensioners, students to run 1,500 new kindergartens

Recruitment drive is caused by the implementation of the new compulsory education law, guaranteeing free kindergartens from the age of three.

by Talila Nesher 2 comments

CityKids on its way to becoming a bilingual school

Following a Wednesday night meeting, CityKids founder and director Elvia Fisher confirmed to Haaretz that a formal application to become a full-time bilingual school will be filed with the Education Ministry by the March deadline.

by Mordechai I. Twersky 0 comments

New project to integrate Haredim in higher education

Council for Higher Education to invest NIS 180 million over next five years to establish appropriate frameworks for ultra-Orthodox, which will focus on specific professions.

by Lior Dattel 0 comments

Teach for America - Yoni Ben Simon - February 2012

Israel's version of 'Teach for America' poses cultural challenges for Anglos

Three native English speakers participate in U.S.-modeled program that catapults first-time teachers into the Israeli classroom.

by Mordechai I. Twersky 0 comments

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Speed and transparency

We must continue to preserve the universities' academic and administrative freedom - but at the same time, the universities must take care not to deviate from the rules and decisions of the council.

by Moshe Vigdor 0 comments

Welcome to first grade

The new and distorted approach to education says you cannot demand too much from students; anyone who has a hard time studying has 'learning disabilities.'

by Nehemia Shtrasler 0 comments

Back to the ABCs

Concentrating on education is praiseworthy, but education toward 'values' usually corresponds with the political views of the person who happens to be minister at the time.

Haaretz Editorial 0 comments

Patches on the education minister's eyes

It is wrong for the state to finance 75 percent of the private schools' costs. Why should the people who send their children to a private school be eligible for state funding?

by Amnon de Hartoch 0 comments

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classroom - Alberto Denkberg - April 24, 2009

An Israeli Bedouin woman receiving her PhD degree

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