The ban was following a rule change by Education Minister Yoav Kisch that prohibits educational programming that slanders the IDF or soldiers.
The virtual program will be available for free and is meant to give students the opportunity to receive complementary and personalized lessons.
The PIRLS study is conducted every five years and assesses the reading literacy of fourth graders around the world. The most recent one said Israeli students' literacy is declining.
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For the first time in 17 years, both finalists in the international contest were Israeli and both were girls.
Kisch received backlash for a tweet that seemingly echoed a Nazi-era slogan and for seemingly ignoring groups targeted by the Nazis alongside Jews.
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