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.

|ByYAFFA BUSKILA
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

“As that generation passes, antisemitism risks becoming an abstract historical concept rather than a lived reality," said Jonathan Frisher. "That’s exactly why education must fill that gap."

|ByALEX CARSON
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

"Universities cannot claim to be addressing antisemitism seriously if they ignore what happens behind the classroom door and inside faculty governance," said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

|ByALEX CARSON
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

The curriculum was designed to combine economic knowledge, behavioral psychology, and life skill development.

|ByDANYA SAPERSTEIN

Teachers' Union: 'As it stands the school year will not start'

The school year's first day hangs in the balance amid rapid-fire negotiations and declarations from all sides.

AUGUST 18, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
A CLASSROOM

Coronavirus in Israel: Less than 1,000 new cases in 24 hours

Some 734 new virus carriers were identified on Saturday, the lowest since July.

OCTOBER 17, 2021ByROSSELLA TERCATIN
Empty beds in the intensive care unit at the Coronavirus ward of Shaare Zedek hospital in Jerusalem on October 14, 2021.

Education Ministry releases conditions for using cameras in classrooms

Installing cameras in classrooms will allow students who are sick, quarantined or in high-risk groups to actively participate in class together with their schoolmates.

NOVEMBER 15, 2020ByTOBIAS SIEGAL
Israeli children in second grade (7 - 8 years old) using computers in a class room during a lesson at the "Janusz Korczak" school in Jerusalem. May 17, 2011.

OECD report finds Israeli classes over-crowded, teachers underpaid

Israel mentioned at the bottom when the issue is educational programs that join classes with on-hand experience to ensure future employment.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN
FIRST DAY BACK at Tel Aviv’s Gabrieli Carmel School, September 1, 2020

High school dropout rate in decline

According to the data, schools in the Arab sector are more successful at preventing dropouts.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019ByAARON REICH
High school graduates celebrate receiving their diplomas in Kafr Yasif last year.

4 Tips to Help You Ace Your Education Better

The best thing you can do is look at what it takes to make the most of your education, and to work on being as successful as possible.

FEBRUARY 13, 2019ByLEO GIOSUÈ
Knowledge [Illustrative]

Our teachers need a 'quiet riot'

Not only is there a simple solution to improve the quality of teaching in Israel, but it doesn't involve rocket science or cost a single shekel.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017ByRIVKA ZAHAVY
A bit less shouting in class.