Report: Israeli teachers' wages about half of Western counterparts

Israeli teachers earn about half of what their Western counterparts make, an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) report showed Tuesday. The report, referring to 2006, also showed that Israeli students' marks in PISA exams, which test knowledge in math, science and reading, were among the lowest among OECD countries. On a more positive note, the report showed that Israel had one of the lowest school dropout rates among OECD countries, with some 90% finishing their studies.