Back to school
Nearly three million Israeli students begin school year with AI, financial education at center
Israel’s 2026-2027 school year opens Tuesday with new programs focusing on student resilience and belonging, financial literacy, and artificial intelligence.
KKL-JNF unveils archival photos showcasing Israeli classrooms in honor of new school year
5 games that will bring back children's math knowledge before returning to school
Students encouraged to bring red balloons to first day of school for missing child Haymanot Kasau
As Israelis start new school year, 3,000 Bedouins are still stuck at home
Some 3,000 children from the unrecognized Bedouin village of Wadi al-Na'am were forced to stay home, as the rest of the country's youth made its way to schools earlier this week.
Back to school! Israel's leaders greet students throughout country
About 2.4 million students entered kindergartens and schools on Tuesday, as the school year began amid restrictions due to coronavirus.
COVID-19: Israeli schools open this morning - but not in red cities
Coronavirus czar clashed with education minister late into the night * 2.4 million students return to class * 14 people died on Monday
Rivlin: We start a different kind of school year this extraordinary year
The coronavirus has brought with it challenges and changes. But by pulling together, we can overcome them.
Arab-Israelis prefer to keep schools closed amid coronavirus spike
Parents and local authorities would prefer not to open schools in red zones.
It's smart to take COVID precautions as children head back to school
We all need to internalize that life cannot go back to pre-corona normal. That means that parents need to regulate what their children do and who they see outside of the classroom.
School year to open on Tuesday after court rules against teacher’s strike
The Education Ministry and the Teachers’ Union agreed to continue discussions.
At-risk families fear the return to school
Most of the children and teenagers who are infected with the virus have no symptoms or only mild symptoms, but studies show they can infect others.
Israeli parents to pay only half of school fees for upcoming year
The executive director of the Israel National Council for the Child called the parental payments a "kind of regressive education tax imposed on parents in Israel."
Education Ministry plan needs 7,500 teachers, ‘Corona Czar’ not consulted
To fully open the year, 50,000 additional teachers will be needed.
