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December 11, 2012
1:37 pm

Students in Hartman secondary school in Jerusalem take matriculation exams in mathematics in 2010 (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israeli students rank seventh in math worldwide, first in the West

Figures from international tests show high marks for local pupils across subjects and strata of society

By Gabe Fisher

November 27, 2012
9:35 am

Ultra-Orthodox students seen learning in the classroom of a Haredi 'Talmud Torah' in the settlement of Beitar Illit. (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israel continues to fall behind developed world in education, employment and productivity

2012 Taub Center State of the Nation Report paints a worrying picture of country’s ‘existential’ economic and social weaknesses, with an emphasis on the price of ultra-Orthodox separatism

By Haviv Rettig Gur

November 17, 2012
7:11 pm

A smart classroom at a school in southern Israel (Photo credit: Courtesy)

War no excuse to miss school, thanks to innovative smart classroom tech

Kids holed up in bomb shelters can attend class long-distance, via a program by World ORT called the Schulich Canada Smart Classroom Initiative

By David Shamah

November 5, 2012
10:14 am

L. to R.: Mooly Eden, President, Intel Israel and Senior VP Intel Corporation; Paul Otellini, President and CEO Intel Corporation; Maxine Fassberg, Vice-President and CEO Intel Israel (Photo credit: Yisrael Hadari)

Money will help keep Israeli students tops in tech

Intel’s president came to Israel to announce a $5 million tech education program, while a Canadian philanthropist is giving top tech students $30,000 Canadian in scholarship money

By David Shamah

October 14, 2012
10:28 pm

Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar, left, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Sunday's cabinet meeting. (photo credit: Marc Israel Sellem/Flash90).

Education minister plans to increase higher education for ultra-Orthodox

Number of Haredi academics grows 20% for 2012-13, is set to double in three years, Gideon Sa’ar says

By Asher Zeiger

September 12, 2012
2:20 pm

Second-graders use computers in a classroom at the Janusz Korczak school in Jerusalem (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Israel ranks high in college graduates, low in teachers’ salaries

OECD report reveals Israelis are highly educated, but country lags in primary and secondary school development

By Gabe Fisher

September 11, 2012
8:59 am

Students in a Kadima Mada program on a visit to a robot contest in Moscow earlier this year (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Righting a geographical wrong

A new advanced studies program in the north and south gives students the opportunities that, until now, only big city kids had

By David Shamah

September 5, 2012
2:41 pm

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on a visit to the Technion earlier this year (Photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/FLASH90)

Israel still tops in innovation, but dragged down by red tape and education flaws

Competitiveness survey ranks Israel 26th — 1st for science research institutions, 3rd in access to venture capital, 4th in innovation, but 109th for bureaucracy

By David Shamah

September 3, 2012
9:17 am

Alcohol bottles (illustrative photo credit: Abir Sultan/Flash90)

Students trash vacationing teacher’s home

Teenagers empty bar, defecate on furniture; ‘I want to see indictments,’ says the victim

By Aaron Kalman

August 28, 2012
11:00 pm

Young Arab girls seen studying during a lesson in the newly opened elementary school in the Arab neighborhood of Umm Tuba, in East Jerusalem in December 2011. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon/Flash90)

Civil rights groups charge officials don’t have handle on East Jerusalem school rolls

More than 20,000 pupils are unaccounted for and over 1,000 classroom are still missing despite High Court order, according to new report

By Raphael Ahren

August 28, 2012
9:17 am

Israeli high school students (illustrative photo credit: Moshe Shai/flash90)

Israeli schools open school year with talks about racism

From the web NY Times: Following beating of Arabs and other hate crimes, education system faces tough task

August 27, 2012
9:33 pm

Ultra-orthodox boys study the Talmud (illustrative photo credit: Flash90)

By 2017, 44% of students in Israeli schools will be ultra-Orthodox or Arab, report finds

Central Bureau of Statistics says fewer children attending state-run system, but teachers are better educated than in the past

By Philip Podolsky

August 27, 2012
4:52 am

An illustrative photo of first-grade pupils and their teacher at Paula Ben Gurion school, Jerusalem, in August. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash 90)

Over two million kids — a record — begin new school year

First bell rings before September 1 for first time ever; government begins funding education for 3 and 4-year-olds

By Ilan Ben Zion

August 26, 2012
2:35 pm

Kids getting ready for their first day of school in Jerusalem last week. (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israel could have a top 10 education system, minister says

Gideon Sa’ar says local schools are on their way up

By Aaron Kalman

July 26, 2012
12:27 pm

Students present their projects at the recent Robotraffic contest (Photo credit: Courtesy)

Kindergarten kids graduate from ABCs to robot building

Five-year-olds get head start for high-tech economy in World ORT program

By David Shamah

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Topic: education in Israel

Israeli students rank seventh in math worldwide, first in the West

Figures from international tests show high marks for local pupils across subjects and strata of society

Israel continues to fall behind developed world in education, employment and productivity

2012 Taub Center State of the Nation Report paints a worrying picture of country’s ‘existential’ economic and social weaknesses, with an emphasis on the price of ultra-Orthodox separatism

War no excuse to miss school, thanks to innovative smart classroom tech

Kids holed up in bomb shelters can attend class long-distance, via a program by World ORT called the Schulich Canada Smart Classroom Initiative

Money will help keep Israeli students tops in tech

Intel’s president came to Israel to announce a $5 million tech education program, while a Canadian philanthropist is giving top tech students $30,000 Canadian in scholarship money

Education minister plans to increase higher education for ultra-Orthodox

Number of Haredi academics grows 20% for 2012-13, is set to double in three years, Gideon Sa’ar says

Israel ranks high in college graduates, low in teachers’ salaries

OECD report reveals Israelis are highly educated, but country lags in primary and secondary school development

Righting a geographical wrong

A new advanced studies program in the north and south gives students the opportunities that, until now, only big city kids had

Israel still tops in innovation, but dragged down by red tape and education flaws

Competitiveness survey ranks Israel 26th — 1st for science research institutions, 3rd in access to venture capital, 4th in innovation, but 109th for bureaucracy

Students trash vacationing teacher’s home

Teenagers empty bar, defecate on furniture; ‘I want to see indictments,’ says the victim

Civil rights groups charge officials don’t have handle on East Jerusalem school rolls

More than 20,000 pupils are unaccounted for and over 1,000 classroom are still missing despite High Court order, according to new report

Israeli schools open school year with talks about racism

From the web NY Times: Following beating of Arabs and other hate crimes, education system faces tough task

By 2017, 44% of students in Israeli schools will be ultra-Orthodox or Arab, report finds

Central Bureau of Statistics says fewer children attending state-run system, but teachers are better educated than in the past

Over two million kids — a record — begin new school year

First bell rings before September 1 for first time ever; government begins funding education for 3 and 4-year-olds

Israel could have a top 10 education system, minister says

Gideon Sa’ar says local schools are on their way up

Kindergarten kids graduate from ABCs to robot building

Five-year-olds get head start for high-tech economy in World ORT program

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