Senior OECD official: Israeli education system is 'average at best'
Recent PISA examination results revealed a growing gap in scholastic performance between Hebrew-speaking and Arabic-speaking pupils.
Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills at the OECD, attends a symposium "Les Entretiens du Tresor" at the Bercy Finance Ministry in Paris January 23, 2015.(photo credit: CHARLES PLATIAU / REUTERS)ByEYTAN HALON