Israeli schools

Illustrative: First grade students sit in a classroom on their first day of school (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

September 12, 2018, 11:45 am

OECD report shows Israeli education gaps, but also greater investment in schools

Data highlights growth in funds for institutions at all levels, though spending per student remains comparatively low, and classes are crowded

By TOI staff

Participants of the Teachers' Lounge coexistence project at a promenade overlooking Jerusalem. (Courtesy: Eyal Tagar)

September 2, 2018, 3:56 pm

Where ‘the other’ fears to tread: Teachers learn tolerance, so they can teach it

As schools resume, so does coexistence project for Jerusalem’s Jewish and Arab educators; changing their outlook affects thousands of pupils — but some, including EU, oppose it

By Michael Bachner

First grade students sit in a classroom on their first day of school at Ephrata elementary school in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018 (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

September 2, 2018, 8:16 am

2.3 million Israeli kids back in class as school year begins

Education minister says start of year expected to be the ‘smoothest’ during his tenure, though 80,000 toddlers to remain home due to daycare strike

By TOI staff

Chimpanzee family. (iStock by Getty Images/ apple2499)

August 30, 2018, 8:03 am

Israeli schools largely avoid teaching evolution — report

Charles Darwin’s theory of common descent of life is marginalized and instead students are taught about species’ adaptation and genetic modification

By TOI staff

Children play in a water fountain near the Old City's Tower of David, Jerusalem, on April 17, 2016. (Corinna Kern/Flash90)

June 29, 2018, 12:39 pm

School’s out for summer: 1.5 million elementary, pre-school kids start vacation

Education Minister Naftali Bennett wishes students a break ‘with meaningful experiences,’ laments the ‘last quiet Friday of the school year’

By TOI staff

Illustrative: A student takes a test in a school in Jerusalem (Flash90)

January 28, 2018, 7:10 pm

Jerusalem schools to strike for 2 hours after parent hits teacher

Mother attacked school employee she believed was mistreating her son; teachers’ union threatens further strikes over violence against educators

By TOI staff

Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (r) and Education Minister Naftali Bennett, at a press conference regarding the reduction in vacation days in the education system at the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem on January 8, 2018. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

January 8, 2018, 5:59 pm

Schools to shorten vacation to ease burden on working parents

Preschoolers and younger students will have 5 fewer days off before Passover this year; starting next year, 10 days to be added to school year

By TOI staff

Illustrative: Israeli high school students in a classroom. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)

December 20, 2017, 6:14 pm

Largest Philippines city begins adoption of Israeli STEM curriculum

Education department of Davao launches pilot program emphasizing innovation and creativity in science and math based on Israel’s Sci-Tech Schools network

By JTA

Illustrative: Schoolchildren waiting to cross a street. (Liron Almog/Flash90)

December 6, 2017, 4:08 pm

To ease burden on working parents, schools to stay open 11 days more

Education Ministry plan would only apply up to third grade; still requires government approval for NIS 400m budget

By TOI staff

September 1, 2017, 4:03 pm

Nicole Jansezian

Inclusion is for the brave — and stupid

Mainstreaming is often the best ‘special education’ for kids like hers, so why does Israel presume it’s doomed to fail?

Illustrative image of Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat visiting the Al-Esawyyah preparatory school for boys, in the Arab neighborhood of Isawiyyeh, in East Jerusalem. September 06, 2011. (Miriam Alster/FLASH90)

From the WebJune 30, 2017, 3:08 pm

East Jerusalem pupils encouraged to study Israeli curriculum

Financial incentives lead some Arab schools to teach Zionist narrative, Reuters reports, improving job prospects for students

Israeli celebrity Chef Haim Cohen in a social media campaign for Nevet which provides nutritious breakfasts daily to disadvantaged students at 120 schools across Israel. (Screen Capture: YouTube)

June 13, 2017, 9:52 pm

Celebrity Israeli chef launches campaign for hungry schoolchildren

Haim Cohen seeks funds to provide nutritious daily breakfasts to disadvantaged students at 120 schools across Israel

By JTA

Police forces in Qafr Kassem on June 6, 2017 (Courtesy)

June 7, 2017, 1:39 pm

Kafr Keystone

After a deadly riot throws some light onto a murder spree in an Israeli-Arab town, many see deeper problems that they say police not only aren’t fixing, but are making worse

By Joshua Davidovich

May 15, 2017, 1:29 pm

Rachael Risby-Raz

The Great Lag B’Omer Debacle

How the mighty Ministry of Education discovered the possibility of compromise, and the chaos it wrought

Ultra-Orthodox girls go to school in Beit Shemesh on September 1, 2014 (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

May 12, 2017, 2:59 am

Israeli ultra-Orthodox textbooks promote insularity, study finds

New report says Haredi schools teach peaceful conduct and coexistence, but try to instill opposition to modernity

By JTA