Education ministry

Haredi boys schools lack enforcement of basic educational requirements, IDI study reveals

The study's findings have raised concerns about the quality of education and the integration of ultra-Orthodox students into Israeli society.

 Ultra-Orthodox children hold makeshift gallows as part of a protest against the haredi draft, in Jerusalem in 2024.
 THE WRITER speaks with schoolchildren as COVID restrictions were lifted. ‘Today, they are students; tomorrow, they will lead the systems that transform the way we live.’

Nesher leads the future: AI as an educational and national tool - opinion

 HIGH SCHOOL students take a matriculation exam, in Yehud, in 2020. The education system has been forced to adapt to various emergencies, from COVID-19 to military operations, and has learned to be flexible, says the writer.

School under fire: Israel's education system grapples with the war - opinion

 CEO of Shas Haim Biton poses for a picture at his office in Jerusalem, October 20, 2022.

Breaching emergency protocols: Shas MK involvement in preventing closure, fines for haredi schools


Shared society in crisis and hope: Education’s role in Israel’s recovery - opinion

Israel’s government has a vested interest, indeed a responsibility, to design a comprehensive educational plan that will teach all our children how to live in a shared, prosperous society.

 ISRAELI ARAB and Jewish youth often meet for the first time at Givat Haviva. The demand for shared society encounters is growing, the writer asserts.

Grapevine, June 6, 2025: A man and his legacy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ELI AMIR receives his Life Achievement citation from President Isaac Herzog at the Yitzhak Navon Legacy Awards  ceremony held at the President’s Residence by the Culture and Sport Ministry.

Yoav Kisch's new education plans fails to define Israel's democratic values - opinion

Before the current government takes it upon itself to reformulate the identities of our children, perhaps they ought to get their facts straight.

 EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch visits a classroom on the first day of school, in Jerusalem, last September. Last week, he announced a change of emphasis in the education program at the primary school level regarding Israel’s identities, the writer notes

Teaching in tension: Culture and pedagogy in Israeli classrooms - opinion

By engaging teachers in close analysis of classroom episodes, we believe they can develop greater sensitivity to the complexities of teaching and sharpen their professional judgment.

 Children in a first-grade classroom, 2010

A generation without a degree is the real danger to the future labor market - opinion

Invest in your future and choose a recognized academic track that will not only give you the immediate tools but also a firm foundation for long-term development.

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a Knesset committee meeting earlier this month. The Education and Science and Technology Ministries should take action to make higher education more accessible, the writer argues.

'It's about more than money': Uncertainty remains over end to teacher strike despite deal

Despite new understandings between the Finance Ministry and the Teachers’ Union, it remains unclear whether disruptions in the education system will soon come to an end. 

 View of exterior of an empty school amid teachers strike May 5th, 2025.

Teachers' Union strike negotiations ends after agreement reached

This follows earlier reports of the Teachers' Union rejecting the compromise proposal to shorten the planned strike from three hours to just one hour.

Schools are quiet as the Teachers' Union seeks to strike, May 5, 2025.

‘You are being incited with lies’: Smotrich denies Finance Ministry responsible for teacher pay cuts

Smotrich claimed there were necessary budget cuts across multiple sectors as a result of the war's growing cost.

 Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich at Knesset, February 10, 2025.

Education Ministry backs teachers' strike on budget cuts to salaries

Benny Gantz expressed his support for the teachers as well and criticized Netanyahu's conduct on the matter.

 ONE CHALLENGE: The ongoing classroom shortage. Pictured: At a Beit Hakerem school.

Israeli high schoolers win two gold medals at European Math Olympiad

The competition challenges participants with advanced problems in algebra, combinatorics, geometry, number theory, and elementary mathematics.

 Israeli team takes gold at European Mathematical Olympiad

Education Ministry launches program to support youth in evacuated communities in northern Israel

The initiative aims to provide a supportive educational and community response as part of the broader effort to rebuild the north.

 Evacuees from the North at the Yehuda Hotel