David Klahr

The writer is principal at Ankori High School in Tel Aviv.

An illustrative image of a supportive mother talking to her child.

In an age of uncertainty, parents matter more than ever - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talking about the strikes and protests against the judicial reform

The words at a son's officer class graduation ceremony should be heard by Netanyahu - opinion

 A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Israeli teachers' strikes are harming our children - opinion


Why would Israel's new gov't axe matriculation exam reforms? - opinion

In schools in which democracy, critical thinking and presenting both sides of the argument are fundamental to the way we teach, children must be exposed to the conundrums that society faces.

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.

Post-COVID: A catalyst for the education crisis

Teachers need to be on a much larger salary, a global salary, for a full working week.

 A SIGN at a teachers’ demonstration reads: ‘Battling over wages.’

Israel's government must act to save our children’s education - opinion

The following are some ideas to tackle the two biggest challenges that have been encountered: social and emotional well-being and academic learning.

A teacher instructs her students from her home last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, in Mevaseret Zion.

Israel's Education Ministry, schools need to strengthen trust - opinion

As thousands of students did not sit for the math exam, it will now be shoe-horned between Hebrew and civics, two of the harder exams among the Bagrut subjects.

STUDENTS RETURN to school in Tel Aviv last month.

Hitler underestimated the power of gefilte fish - opinion

The Sydney Jewish community mourns the passing of Holocaust survivor Ester Grunfeld

ESTER GRUNFELD prepares a batch of kneidlach.

Is children's mental health the next national disaster? - opinion

The social and emotional well-being of our children is in great danger, and as a country, we need to do something about it.

Sad person in tunnel (illustrative)

Banning views won’t help development of students - opinion

Ethical understanding is critical so that young men and women can become ethical citizens within the modern world.

EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Gallant speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv in November.

A call for Israeli politics to return to core, humanistic values

How has it come to this?

WORKERS COUNT ballots of quarantined voters, at a tent in the Central Elections Committee warehouse in Shoham in March. (Flash90)