Teaching in israel

Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll

A new published study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University has found that some 40% of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds.

 Children wearing face masks attend a class as students return to school after the summer break, less than a month into a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine booster drive, at Arazim Elementary School in Tel Aviv, Israel September 1, 2021
A man hugging his dog

Can dogs help ease teacher burnout in Israel’s schools during wartime? - study

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Teacher shortage: The statistic shaking Israel’s education system - opinion

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Tel Aviv, during a general strike of some Municipalities and local authorities, on May 15, 2023.

Israeli teachers delay school opening following extreme violence, harassments by students


Rethinking learning at World ORT

‘Our students understand how things work and they can create anything. We don’t tell them what to do. We tell them how to do.’

ORT Mexico maker space

Could strike action delay the start of the new school year?

The threat of strike action follows the July expiration of a previous agreement concerning increased teacher wages between the government and Israel Teachers' Union, called "New Horizon."

First-grade pupils attend the first day of a school in Jerusalem on September 2, 2018.

Parents and students send 59,000 complaints to Education Ministry

In the past five years there has been a 22% increase of calls to the ministry as well.

Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]

Life, Life, Life: Educating for excellence

Shula Recanati was raised by her Holocaust-survivor parents in Tel Aviv. She grew up imbued with the values of humanism and caring for those in need.

E4E RUNS 46 centers throughout Israel, serving more than 4,500 pupils who have the potential to shine, given half a chance.

Jerusalem looks to hi-tech to protect social workers, teachers

The pilot project will connect all the city’s principals and a further 100 social workers to Carbyne’s hi-tech emergency platform, providing them with assistance in case of violence or danger.

A depiction of Carbyne's emergency response center

Political scientist Yaron Ezrahi dies at 78

Ezrahi was known for his work on relations between modern science, the rise of the modern liberal democratic state and the uses of political science and authority.

YARON EZRAHI

Part I: Beyond the behavioral mask of an ADHD Child

There is a need for parents and teachers to understand the biochemistry of ADHD that underpins ADHD behavior.

ADHD CHILDREN are in fact intelligent, creative and gifted, but often poorly understood.

Global report: Israeli teachers among least respected worldwide

Of the countries surveyed, only Brazilian teachers were revealed to have a lower status in the eyes of the public than Israeli teachers.

Classroom in Israel. [File]

A qualified success story

If it’s so good, why is it so bad?

Students eating lunch at school (illustrative)

Nationwide teachers' strike cancelled following Court injunction

The education ministry issued a statement in response saying that it sympathizes with the teachers but believes a strike is not the proper way to resolve the issue.

Teachers protest outside of the Education Ministry in Tel Aviv