The Education Ministry and Teachers Association agreed on a NIS 2,000 raise for teachers but still need to agree on other issues.
Public Diplomacy Minister Galit Distal Atbaryan insisted that the government "needs to address the Jewish base [of supporters]."
The Religious Zionist community makes up about 23% (or 130,000) of the city’s total Jewish residents, and their children have approximately 82 state-run religious elementary and high schools.
The Education Ministry published a temporary order to shorten the school days of autistic school children by 45 minutes due to a staff shortage, but the High Court has stopped it.
The new wage deal aims to boost aliyah integration and comes after teachers protested low salaries, which disrupted Hebrew language courses.
Magic mirrors were used to protect against the Evil Eye in ancient times.
The director-general stressed that he "never belonged to one side or the other" and was not choosing a side with his decision.
The virtual program will be available for free and is meant to give students the opportunity to receive complementary and personalized lessons.
The Maimonides Fund’s Future Scientists Center and the Education Ministry’s Division for Gifted and Outstanding Students, organized a groundbreaking conference last week.
The system is unable to support its teachers to cope with the cost of living, and with the growing challenges in educating Israeli children.
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