David Klahr

The writer is principal at Ankori High School in Tel Aviv.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking about the strikes and protests against the judicial reform

The words at a son's officer class graduation ceremony should be heard by Netanyahu - opinion

They will show him that despite his best efforts, our next generation of officers is being taught how to be moral and upstanding leaders, leaders who take responsibility for their decisions.

JULY 29, 2024

A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Israeli teachers' strikes are harming our children - opinion

Israeli leaders from across the spectrum should be reminded that we are causing our children untold harm by keeping them from attending classes.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Why would Israel's new gov't axe matriculation exam reforms? - opinion

In schools in which democracy, critical thinking and presenting both sides of the argument are fundamental to the way we teach, children must be exposed to the conundrums that society faces.

JANUARY 9, 2023

Post-COVID: A catalyst for the education crisis

Teachers need to be on a much larger salary, a global salary, for a full working week.

JUNE 5, 2022

A SIGN at a teachers’ demonstration reads: ‘Battling over wages.’

Israel's government must act to save our children’s education - opinion

The following are some ideas to tackle the two biggest challenges that have been encountered: social and emotional well-being and academic learning.

JULY 26, 2021

A teacher instructs her students from her home last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Mevaseret Zion.

Israel's Education Ministry, schools need to strengthen trust - opinion

As thousands of students did not sit for the math exam, it will now be shoe-horned between Hebrew and civics, two of the harder exams among the Bagrut subjects.

MAY 25, 2021