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Or Kashti is the education analyst for Haaretz Newspaper.

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'Lack of sex ed to blame for recent rape case' 0 comments

State okays student volunteer work with gay group 0 comments

Teacher violence against students shrouded in 'conspiracy of silence'

They slap students and call them 'baboons' - but they're still in the schools.

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Head scientist vows to toe the line on Darwin and global warming

Education Ministry chief scientist Dr. Avital publicly questioned global warming, Darwin.

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Comptroller probing charges of discrimination in Haredi schools

Jewish families of Middle Eastern descent: Schools rejected our children because of their ethnic background.

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Ministry orders Holocaust education for all students, not just on Poland trip

All 11th graders will take part in preparations for Holocaust-education trips to Poland even if they don't go.

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Ministry: All 11th graders to prepare for Poland trips, even if they don't go

Army bars soldiers in delegation from draping themselves in Israeli flag

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Bank of Israel study: Vocational degree won't get you as far 0 comments

Oust head scientist for challenging evolution 0 comments

Education Min. backs away from chief scientist over evolution remarks

Scientist who made statements dismissing evolution and global warming has been asked to clarify his position.

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Loser in teachers union election: Vote was corrupt 0 comments

Israel Prize laureate joins chorus condemning official's critical remarks on evolution 0 comments

Jerusalem ORT high school withholds diploma for 18 months over unpaid fees 0 comments

Scientists irate after top education official questions evolution

Education Ministry chief scientist's dismissive remarks on fundamental tenets of science spark calls for his ouster.

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Their hours cut, Hebrew U. junior faculty strike 0 comments

We need to talk

In principle, Israeli teachers are encouraged to use literary texts as a basis for discussions about values. In reality, however, they can get into a real mess for doing so.

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Haaretz's Dubai look-alike: Even my mother asked if I'd been abroad

Haaretz education correspondent wakes up to find he's the spitting image of an alleged assassin.

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Israel turns down bid to teach Palestinian poems in schools

Supporters: It is our duty to present our students with how 'the others' relate to Jerusalem.

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Report: School sex assualts up 170% in last 9 years 0 comments

Kahalani tells teens: Draft dodgers bring crime 0 comments

'170 percent rise in student sexual assault complaints in last 9 years'

Ahead of sexual abuse awareness week Education Ministry says 612 students contacted them on abuse in 2009.

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Israeli academics: Reject university status for settlement college

250 faculty members send open letter urging Council of Higher Education not to recognize Ariel college.

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Tel Aviv principal defends banning IDF program from his school

Principal says he received death threats due to decision, cites pedagogical reasons for ban of army program.

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Haaretz headlines

Netanyahu: Israel will continue to prevent transfer of advanced arms from Syria to Hezbollah

By Barak Ravid | 11:15 AM

AG tells state to remove empty structures at West Bank outpost of Migron

By Chaim Levinson | 01:15 AM

After U.S. request, EU delays decision to label products from Israeli settlement

By Barak Ravid | 08:15 AM

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat launches reelection campaign

By Nir Hasson | 04:37 AM