Join our Community
Support ToI and remove all ads
Learn more

ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 427

school year

A bus stop for students from the western Galilee in Kiryat Motzkin, April 2024. (Inbal Bernstein)
September 25, 2024, 1:04 am
The school ‘routine’ up north: Sirens, unshielded classrooms, bus rides under fire
Amid escalating flare-up, parents in bombarded communities say their children are paying the price of war, and struggle to come up with solutions
By Tani Goldstein
Parents accompany their children on the first day of school in Katzrin, Golan Heights on September 1, 2024. (Michael Giladi / Flash90)
September 1, 2024, 11:58 am
School year starts with half a million children stuck at home amid teachers’ strike
Over 2.5 million K-12 students in total registered for the new year, with 179,300 starting first grade; special security measures in place in north and south due to war
By ToI Staff
Secondary School Teachers Association chair Ran Erez attends a Education, Culture, and Sports Committee meeting at the Knesset, in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 29, 2024, 11:11 pm
Finance minister, teachers union trade blame as strike set for first day of school year
Union chief Erez vows to secure collective agreement; Smotrich accuses him of playing power games, threatens to not pay wages during action
By ToI Staff
Mateh Asher Regional Council chair Moshe Davidovitch (center left) speaks to Education Minister Yoav Kisch (center right) at a meeting between Kisch, northern mayors and officers from the IDF's Home Front Command ahead of the new school year, August 26, 2024 (Walla News screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the copyright law)
August 27, 2024, 10:19 am
‘You despise us’: Northern mayors slam minister for lack of support ahead of school year
Regional council chair says government showed its indifference to the north by carrying out a preemptive strike on Hezbollah only when the country’s center was threatened
By ToI Staff
View of a large fire caused from rockets fired from Lebanon, outside the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, June 1, 2024. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)
June 3, 2024, 2:35 pm
Sirens or school bells: Evacuated northern students don’t know where they’ll be next fall
Authorities prepare new facilities for kids forced to leave homes due to Hezbollah fire; education officials also brace for possibility of war with Lebanon-based terror group
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks at a plastic bracelet as he visits first graders in Ma'ale Adumim, September 1, 2023. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)
September 1, 2023, 12:39 pm
Netanyahu tells first-graders to ‘be kind,’ as 2.5 million students return to class
School year begins with politicians calling for unity amid political tensions, lack of teachers and a narrowly avoided strike
By ToI Staff
Making sandwiches for kids in need at Nevet, which is currently launching a campaign for the 2022-2023 school year. (Courtesy: Nevet)
September 1, 2022, 6:51 pm
Two local charities care for kids with sandwiches and school supplies
Nevet and International Fellowship of Christians and Jews aim to help students in need
By Jessica Steinberg
Teachers protest outside the home of Alternate Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Monday, June 28, 2022. (Courtesy Israel Teachers Union)
July 26, 2022, 7:49 am
Teachers reject Treasury proposal to end strikes: ‘Worse’ than existing conditions
Offer of NIS 9,000 significantly improves starting wages, but also increases working hours; union accuses treasury of manipulating numbers
By Tobias Siegal and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Students at a school in Modi'in, January 30, 2022. (Flash90)
July 24, 2022, 7:24 pm
Education Ministry says 5,600 teaching positions unfilled ahead of school year
Elementary schools facing shortfall of 424 English, 250 science teachers; Tel Aviv and central Israel bear the brunt with nearly 3,500 missing staff
By ToI Staff
Members of the Subsidized Daycare Forum hold a press conference, at Hamacabia Village in Ramat Gan, on July 24, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
July 24, 2022, 4:58 pm
Subsidized daycare centers threaten to keep their doors closed come September
Histadrut chief urges Lapid to intervene: ‘10,000 toddlers will be left without a daycare center this year’
By Tobias Siegal
Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton speaks at a press conference at the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv, in preparation for the opening of the school year nationwide, on August 31, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
September 1, 2021, 6:45 am
Full text: The Education Ministry’s rules for opening schools
Ministry publishes full set of regulations for the opening of the new school year amid the COVID surge on September 1
By ToI Staff
Health Minister Director-General Nachman Ash at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, July 14, 2021.(Noam Revkin Fenton/FLASH90)
August 18, 2021, 1:43 pm
Health Ministry chief orders schools to allow vaccinations on premises
Sidelining education minister, Nachman Ash instructs principals to permit medical teams on-site during school hours to inoculate students whose parents give approval
By ToI Staff
Health care workers take test samples of Israelis in a drive through complex in Rehovot to check if they have been infected with the coronavirus, on August 8, 2021. (Yossi Aloni/Flash90)
August 8, 2021, 11:14 pm
Testing, testing and more testing: Israel lays out plan for reopening schools
Under framework, students with a classmate who tests positive will be allowed to stay in school as long as they test negative every day for a week
By ToI Staff
First-grade students and their parents in a classroom ahead of the opening of the school year at Orot Etzion School, in the West Bank settlement of Efrat, August 30, 2020. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90)
August 31, 2020, 11:51 am
Teachers put off strike for 2 days, enabling school year to open on time
But union warns that if no solution is found for high-risk teaching staff, labor action will begin later in the week; former health official says operating schools is a bad idea
By ToI Staff
Education Minister Yoav Gallant holds a press conference in Tel Aviv, August 6, 2020. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
August 7, 2020, 12:56 am
Education Minister vows to open schools on Sep. 1, but says it won’t go smoothly
Yoav Gallant announces details of studies plan, acknowledges ‘there will be difficulties’; declares large investment in remote learning
By ToI Staff
Load More
Sign in or Register
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.
Never miss breaking news on Israel
Get notifications to stay updated
You're subscribed
image
Register for free
and continue reading
Registering also lets you comment on articles and helps us improve your experience. It takes just a few seconds.
Already registered? Enter your email to sign in.
Please use the following structure: example@domain.com
Or Continue with
By registering you agree to the terms and conditions. Once registered, you’ll receive our Daily Edition email for free.
Register to continue
Or Continue with
Log in to continue
Sign in or Register
I forgot my password / Send me a sign in link
Or Continue with
check your email
Check your email
We sent an email to you at .
It has a link that will sign you in.