Yoav Kisch
Tainted views, distorted teaching: Should Haaretz be banned from Israeli high schools? - opinion
Education Minister Yoav Kisch requested a professional oversight unit to review complaints that highly critical Haaretz content has been included in high school exams.
Right-wing activist arrested after allegedly pepper spraying protesters in Tel Aviv
Israel must halt funding of haredi schools lacking legal standards, court rules
High Court to hear two cases blocking haredi education funds amid legal disputes
Haredi schools to enter new salary agreement despite finance and justice ministry reservations
Israel's Education Minister plans to implement new regulations for major haredi school systems despite unresolved concerns from finance and justice ministries.
Govt approves two new candidates for Council for Higher Education amid claims of politicization
"The takeover of academia by politics is the beginning of the end of democracy," VERA chairman and president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev said.
Grapevine July 21, 2024: More than a yellow ribbon
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Ministers approve Netanyahu proposal to adapt 2022 haredi conscription law
Attorney General: Not relevant to today's reality, lacks 'factual professional foundations'
Legendary movie producer Moshe Edery to receive Israel Prize
Movie producer Moshe Edery, CEO of United King Films, was awarded the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement. His journey from humble beginnings to cinema tycoon was celebrated.
Grapevine: On parade
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Israel Prize winners announced, among them Netanyahu critic Eyal Waldman
After this year's prize ceremony being roiled in controversy, Education Minister Yoav Kisch announces the full list of winners of Israel's most prestigious prize.
Israel seeks after-school programs for autistic youth amid manpower shortage
The Education Ministry is considering alternative options, including after-hour programs, for autistic youth due to a shortage in special-ed staffers at daycare centers
Education Minister Kisch backs down, to award Israel Prize this year
"I chose to change the initial decision and award the Israel prizes in the various categories, alongside the prize in the Revival category," the education minister stated on Wednesday.
High Court tells gov't to provide justifications to cancel Israel Prize
In a recent development in the controversy over this year's Israel Prize cancelation, the High Court issued a conditional order to Education Minister Kisch.
