Israeli Files Suit Over Refusal to Let Her Board Bus Because She Wore Shorts
Egged bus company responded to complaints by saying bus line is mainly used by religious passengers and driver used 'poor judgment'
Or Kashti
Or Kashti is the education analyst for Haaretz Newspaper.
National Union of Israeli Students Objects to Deepening Gender Segregation
New plan ushers in separate graduate programs and dramatic reduction in oversight by Council for Higher Education on programs for ultra-Orthodox students
Officials Checking Possible Ties Between West Bank University and Overseer of Its Medical School
This is the second case in which Ariel University contacted people involved in approving its faculty of medicine for potential positions in the institution
Justice Ministry to Probe Northern Israeli Town's Fight Against Facility for Addicts, Homeless
Head of the local council for the affluent town called on the public to donate money to pay the private company behind the project to cancel it
Residents of Northern Israeli Town Raise $138,000 to Block Group Home Project
Former senior officials of the Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services Ministry decried capitulation to the campaign to keep the rehabilitation facility out of affluent Zichron Yaakov
Court Strikes Down Segregation of Eritrean Migrant Children in Israeli City
The ruling was on an appeal against the city’s decision this year to send a few dozen Eritrean children to a separate preschool near the city’s marketplace
Israeli Academics Challenge Adelson-funded West Bank Med School in Top Court
Opponents cite alleged flaws in the approval process for the school at Ariel University
Israel Funded Over 200 Gender-segregated Events, Violating Government Resolution
Israel allocated 15.4 million shekels ($4.2 million) for gender-segregated events in the past three years, for cultural as well as religious activities
West Bank Council Unanimously Approves Ariel University Medical School
'The good of the state triumphed over the petty politics of the university cartel,' education minister says
At Last Minute, West Bank College Panel OKs Ariel Medical School
It would not be unreasonable for the Council for Higher Education in Israel to make a decision that contradicts the territories council, which operates under orders from the army’s Central Command commander
Education Council Blocks Adelson-funded West Bank Med School
The revote came after Haaretz reported that one council member was vying for a professorship at the West Bank institution, Ariel University, when she voted to set up the medical school
Attorney General Orders Revote on Med School in West Bank Settlement
Move due to conflict of interest of member of Council for Higher Education, who has been banned from new debate this week
Education According to Bennett: More Judaism, Less Democracy
He’s proud of reducing classroom sizes, but he’ll also be remembered as the education minister who attacked academia and put Jewish identity before democratic values
Israeli Education Ministry Drops Support for Policy Biased Against Mizrahi Jews
Municipality’s practice prevented ultra-Orthodox students of Middle Eastern descent from transferring to predominantly Ashkenazi schools
Gender Segregation at Israel's Universities Spreading to Whole Campus, High Court Warns
Justices criticized the Council for Higher Education for turning a blind eye to segregation not confined to classrooms ■ 'You want to create demand for segregation,' director of ultra-Orthodox campuses told
Wasted Funds, High Dropout Rate: Israeli Watchdog Gives ultra-Orthodox Education Bad Grade
Forthcoming state comptroller's report criticizes higher-ed council's lack of vital data, inadequate oversight and disproportional funding for college programs for ultra-Orthodox
Analysis Hebrew University’s Apology Enables Persecution of the Left
After university fails to back lecturer falsely accused of taking a student to task for coming to class in an army uniform, faculty members are asking themselves what they can say in class
Study: Israel's National Insurance Institute Website in Arabic Is Substandard
Some pages of the Hebrew website had never been translated into Arabic at all, including important information on benefits ■ NII: Problems will be fixed in two months
Israeli Ministry Fails to Offer Arabic Preparatory Course for University Entrance Exam
Ministry promised online course would 'give equal opportunity for all citizens,' but rights group says it 'perpetuates gaps' by putting Arabs at a disadvantage
Israel Warns Approval of Adelson Medical School in West Bank Settlement Could Be Revoked
Two deputy AGs say No. 2 in Council for Higher Education may have had conflict of interest when she backed approval for Adelson-funded school at Ariel University
The Dubious Ties That Help Israeli Communities Keep Out Unwanted Applicants
Admission committees have already been widely criticized for allegedly denying entry to Israeli Arabs. They may also be taking improper steps to keep out certain Jews, too
Israel's Council for Higher Education Tightens Supervision of Legal Aid Clinics
The aim is to create a mechanism for supervising the clinics, which in recent years have been criticized by right-wing groups and Education Minister Bennett
Major Israeli Construction Firm Refuses to Sell to Arabs, Lawsuit Alleges
Sharbiv repeatedly offered homes to Jews while telling Arabs none were available
Israeli Education Ministry to Cut Funding to Jewish Pluralism Programs
Officials say ministry wants to restrict new funding to Orthodox organizations
Israel’s Council for Higher Education Now Allows Gender Segregation on Campuses
In a bid to integrate ultra-Orthodox men at colleges and universities, the council permits separation as long as it's ‘voluntary’
One Killed as 370 Rockets Launched From Gaza Hit Israel's South; IDF Strikes Strip
Iron Dome intercepts some 100 rockets ■ Sirens sound as far as Dead Sea ■ Around 70 Israelis wounded, two of whom seriously ■ IDF strikes over 100 Gaza targets ■ Four Palestinians said killed
Israeli ultra-Orthodox Women's 'Slave Market': Lower Wages, More Exploitation
The state encourages Haredi women to join the workforce, taking pride in the surge in their numbers, but doesn’t monitor or regulate the working conditions of many of them
Education Minister Dubiously Uses Private Law Firm to Advance West Bank University's Status
According to the attorney general’s guidelines, only government lawyers should be used in an issue like whether Ariel University should be allowed into the Council for Higher Education
God Is Not a Fact: The Secular Parents Standing Against Jewish Cultural Education in Israel
'The secular option is virtually nonexistent,' says one parent who is letting his son skip 'heritage' classes promoted by the Education Ministry
Israeli Municipality Sends Children of Asylum Seekers to Separate, Run-down Preschool
Some 70 Eritrean children were moved to a new preschool in Netanya. Their parents are boycotting the school in protest