Netanyahu, Education Minister Insist School Year Will Start on Time Despite Coronavirus
With billions earmarked to upgrade student and school infrastructure, Education Ministry tries to inspire confidence in their management of a system in upheaval
Shira Kadari-Ovadia
Israeli Schools Take Education Ministry to Court Over Stopping Funding Mid-year
Government failure to pass budget prompted ministry to make the cuts, leaving 280 private schools with shortfall of tens of millions of shekels
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, Groundbreaking Talmud Translator, Dies at 83
Steinsaltz, an Israel Prize winner and a highly respected commentator on Jewish religious scriptures, made the Talmud accessible to all with his translations and commentaries
Israel's Education Ministry to Help Pay for School Culture Program, but It's Not Clear How
As no budget has been approved for 2020, the cash-strapped ministry won’t say where the 8 million shekels will come from
Israel Halts After-school Enrichment Programs Over State Budget Impasse
Thousands of teachers in external Education Ministry programs could be dismissed soon if government can't come to agreement over budget
How Many Children in Israel Have No Access to Distance Learning? The Education Ministry Has No Idea
State lacks data on how many children took part in distance learning when school were closed over the pandemic, nor how many lack the necessary devices or internet access
Third of Israel's Higher Education Institutions Fail to Report on Handling of Sexual Harassment
Over the years, more institutions are reporting to the Knesset, but a disproportionately low number of complaints points to more problems, official says
Back to School This September Presents Challenges for Israel's Teachers in COVID-19 Era
Teachers are hopeful that in-person teacher-student interaction will remain possible for many students, despite restrictions
Over 33,000 People With the Coronavirus as Plan for School Year Released
Most grades will combine at-home and in-school learning under the governmental plan, while students in the third and fourth grades will be divided into capsules
Israel Failing on Bedouin Preschool Attendance Goals, Figures Show
Preschool attendance rates are tied to a shortage of preschools in unrecognized Bedouin committees, and belief of some that children under five should remain at home
Israel's Class Format for the New School Year Remains Largely a Mystery
The question remains: Can the plans to reopen schools with adequate coronavirus protections be implemented?
Hebrew U President Takes Over University Council After Chairman's Resignation
Prof. Asher Cohen was appointed following the resignation of Prof. Roy Rubin over what he claimed was increased politicization of higher education in Israel
Ministry Seeks to Close Glaring School Gaps by Improving Screening of Arab Teachers
Arab teachers will not be required to take the internal exam, but success on the test increases their chances of finding a job in the system
Israeli Universities Group Chief Resigns Over 'Political Takeover' of Academia
'In recent weeks, under the scepter of the higher education commissar, Minister Zeev Elkin, we are witnessing attempts to paralyze the gatekeepers entrusted with the future of science in Israel,' Prof. Ron Robin writes
Downsized by the Coronavirus, Israelis Find Respite in the Jobs They Can Find
Four of the temporarily unemployed tell Haaretz how a little modesty and humility can do you good, even if you’re making in shekels what you used to make in dollars
Israel's Education Ministry Unveils Scenarios for Opening School Year Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Which grades resume distance learning, class sizes and other considerations all dependent on local rates of coronavirus infection
In Israeli State-funded Religious Schools, There Are Still No 'Outstanding Women'
Religious schools give their students two historical figures to study as examples every year – and they are always men
Israeli University Presidents Slam Minister's Proposed Committee Appointee as 'Political'
Minister of higher education says he won’t back down from appointing professor from West Bank university to top committee despite criticism
Israel Allows Quarantined Students to Leave Home for Matriculation Exams
Permission was granted in advance of the math exams this week for about 40,000 students, some 3,000 of them in quarantine
Kids’ Summer Programs May Not Be Ready to Open, Local Israeli Councils Fear
Only this week did the Education Ministry publish new format for summer programs in the coronavirus era, so the organizers don’t even know the size of their budgets
Under Shadow of Coronavirus, Israeli High School Students Take First Matriculation Exam
Out of 10,000 students, some 400 could not attend as they were in quarantine
Israeli Court Rules in Favor of Teachers' Union to Not Extend School Year Due to Coronavirus
Negotiations with the education and finance ministries failed at the last minute, with students going to school not knowing if it's their last day
Israel Seeks Court Order to Keep High School Teachers on the Job Until End of June
Education Minister Yoav Gallant is demanding that high school teachers work nine extra days to make up for the time when schools were closed due to the coronavirus crisis
Israeli Government, High School Teachers, Clash Over Added Teaching Days
Elementary and middle school teachers have agreed to tack on nine extra days to make up for school closures during the lockdown, but only if 10th-grade teachers do the same
Israel's Treasury Warns High School Teachers Will Lose Pay if They Don’t Teach Over Summer
Union leader calls demand to return nine teaching days ‘abuse,’ saying teachers already fulfilled obligations through online teaching
Israel No Longer Leads the World in Holocaust Research, National Academy of Sciences Says
Study cites decline in Israel's basic research on Holocaust, linked to general devaluation of humanities studies
Israel Has Yet to Decide When School Year Will End Amid Feud With Teacher's Union
Under normal circumstances, school would be set to end in less than a week, but battles wage on over the extension of studies after the coronavirus lockdown
Israel Won't Use Economic Factors to Assess Special Education Eligibility 'In the Short Term'
'In the long term' Education Ministry to implement controversial reform that assesses eligibility for special education by economic considerations and strict quotas
Israel Records 257 New Coronavirus Cases in Two Days
Nine people diagnosed at nursing home
Knesset Shuts Down After Lawmaker Contracts Coronavirus
Joint List lawmaker Sami Abu Shehadeh and his staff have entered isolation, as dozens of Israeli schools close amid uptick in virus cases