Tag: Israeli Ministry of Education
After Oct. 7, Shoah exam optional for Israeli high-schoolers
Following the worst single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust on Oct. 7, Israeli high school students will not be required to take the Holocaust section of the history matriculation exam.
“Many inquiries were received...
Education Ministry bans Israeli-Palestinian NGO from schools
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch has recently moved to ban an Israeli-Palestinian NGO accused of whitewashing terrorism from conducting programs in public schools.
Under the new regulations, the Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) is also barred from receiving...
Educating the Israeli education system
Shrinking the school week, school vouchers and closing gaps in teacher training were just a few of the topics floated by a group of English-speaking Likud members during a recent meeting with Israeli Education...
Israeli fourth-graders show dramatic drop in reading ability
Israeli fourth-graders displayed a dramatic drop in reading proficiency in the latest Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) published on Tuesday.
The study was conducted over two years during the COVID-19 pandemic in 57...
‘Incitement in eastern Jerusalem schools produces child terrorists’
February saw three terror attacks by Palestinian youths, two of whom were 13 years old and one of whom was 14. All were from eastern Jerusalem. The attacks have refocused attention on anti-Israel incitement...
Education minister denies Israel Prize to professor who supports university boycott
Israel’s Minister of Education Yifat Shaha-Biton announced on Thursday that an Israeli professor who signed a petition calling for a boycott of Ariel University Center of Samaria will not receive the Israel Prize.
In doing...
Israeli kids go back to school despite surge in infections
After a year and a half of distance learning and “capsules” in classrooms—and despite a record 11,077 new COVID-19 diagnoses on Monday—Israel’s school year began for millions of students on Sept. 1.
Each pupil was...
Israeli education minister’s Arab affairs adviser shot dead in car
Israeli Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton’s Arab affairs adviser was gunned down in his car on Sunday outside his home in the Galilee village of Rameh.
Sahar Ismail, 50, a member of the Druze community, also...
Israel to introduce STEM studies in kindergarten
Israel will introduce STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) subjects to Israeli children in kindergarten through middle school, to encourage scientific thinking and prepare them for their adult lives and potential high-tech jobs, announced...
Masa Israel Teaching Fellows celebrate 10 years of program
Masa Israel Teaching Fellows (MITF) is celebrating its 10-year milestone with an online ceremony for fellows, alumni, families and organizers on May 23, featuring live video from the Israeli cities where the program currently...