Classrooms

Why dismantling Israel’s Education Ministry could be the ultimate lifeline for teachers - opinion

On August 2, journalist Lior Dattel reported on a dramatic reform being developed by the Finance Ministry. At the center of the proposal is a fundamental shift in how the education system is managed.

 A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike last week. As long as teachers are denied the stability, recognition, and respect they deserve, we will keep losing the essential individuals who prop up the backbone of society, the writer argues.
Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]

UK Jewish student campaigns for mandatory antisemitism class in schools

 Demonstrators sit in an encampment as they protest in solidarity with Pro-Palestinian organizers on the Columbia University campus, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in New York City, US. April 19, 2024.

Pervasive antisemitism present in US college classrooms, curricula, faculty, ADL finds

 A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike last week. As long as teachers are denied the stability, recognition, and respect they deserve, we will keep losing the essential individuals who prop up the backbone of society, the writer argues.

Education Ministry announces mandatory financial education classes for ninth, tenth grades


Education Ministry mulls mandatory display of PM's photo in classrooms

The Education Ministry considers a new policy requiring portraits of government officials in classrooms, sparking debate amid rising political tensions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a 40 signatures debate, at the plenum hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on January 5, 2026.

Israel’s government signals it no longer values academic merit - opinion

Relative to its size, Israel ranks among the leading countries in Nobel achievements, and its position improved this year, when Joel Mokyr, an Israeli-American, was one of three economics laureates.

ISRAELI-AMERICAN Joel Mokyr, a professor at Northwestern University who is one of three Nobel economics laureates this year, speaks at a news conference on campus in Evanston, Illinois.

Beyond Budgets and Shortages: What Teachers Really Protect

In a country where “routine” has never meant “normal,” teachers are the guardians of resilience, unity, and purpose

Anat Vidor, President of WIZO

Petah Tikva teacher raped two 17-year-old students, barred from teaching for eight years

The 43-year-old English teacher has been determined unfit to work for the Education Ministry and will be barred from any government position involving children for eight years.

An empty classroom

Israeli teacher shows fifth-graders October 7 horror film, drawing rebuke

The parents of the students were outraged, some of whom said their children now suffer from nightmares and anxiety due to the film.

 Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

Israel unveils AI-powered education plan with tech giants’ backing

Israel's Education Ministry launches a nationwide AI integration plan, partnering with tech giants to train teachers and enhance classrooms with advanced tools.

 AI education illustrative

AI in the classroom will turn students into world leaders - opinion

Before AI’s breakthrough year – the education system must embrace progress rather than resist it.

 An illustrative image of an Israeli school classroom.

iPads, augmented reality, and bean bag chairs: Is this the future of classroom education?

Striving to be at the forefront of academic progress, the Gordon Academic College of Education has integrated constant innovation into its core values.

 iPads in the classroom

'Miracle' toddler survived Thailand nursery massacre asleep under blanket

She was the only child in the nursery to have escaped unscathed after former police officer Panya Khamrap killed more than 30 people, mostly children in the nursery.

 Tawatchai Supolwong holds his 3-year-old daugther Paveenut Supolwong, nicknamed Ammy, who is the only child survivor of the day care centre mass shooting, during a family meeting at their home in Uthai Sawan, Nong Bua Lam Phu province, Thailand, October 9, 2022.

Herzog: Teachers are main partners in shaping, influencing the next generation

I regularly meet the youth, educators, and future leaders, and I ask them: What can we do to make sure our schools teach children how to argue respectfully and how to reach out to each other?

 President Isaac Herzog.