Israel education

Council for Higher Education approves Kiryat Shmona University in effort to rebuild northern Israel

"The decision to approve the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee is a central step in the process of restoring and strengthening Kiryat Shmona," said Education Minister Yoav Kisch.

JANUARY 21, 2026|ByTOBIAS HOLCMAN

Council for Higher Education approves the Kiryat Shmona University of the Galilee.

STEM education is a national security issue

Israel’s security depends on tech education - opinion

Israel’s tech future is being decided in eighth grade, but declining STEM performance now threatens the nation’s security, economy, and technological edge.

JANUARY 5, 2026|ByCOL. (RES) RYAN GITY

Children arrive for the first day of school in the Israeli town of Mevaseret Zion, September 1, 2025.

Survey reveals majority of Israeli kids not learning English fluency, not prepared for 'real world'

Children are receiving only around 12% of the English exposure in schools necessary to achieve fluency, according to a survey by Novakid.

NOVEMBER 10, 2025|ByESTHER DAVIS

Rabbi Rick and his family visit the kotel.

Nelech: inspiring the next generation of olim to make aliyah

In January 2026, Nelech, the only Orthodox program that almost fully integrates students into Israeli schools, will launch its pilot program with a cohort of 25 students from across the US.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Schools and rules in the corona era

Peggy Cidor's round-up of city affairs

NOVEMBER 26, 2020ByPEGGY CIDOR

Reciting Selichot at the Moussaieff Synagogue in the Bukharan Quarter

Israel unable to educate children during COVID-19 – comptroller

The Education Ministry failed to map how much computers, laptops and Internet service packages are needed, the report warns – nor does it know when it will be able to.

OCTOBER 26, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Ultra-Orthodox children wearing face masks at their school in the city of Rehovot, May 24, 2020

Why Israel: 4 good reasons to study in Israel

Despite only recently celebrating its 70th birthday as a state, Israel has quickly risen to be one of the most desirable destinations for students looking to study abroad.

OCTOBER 26, 2020ByPAUL LITMAN

Bracing for long distance learning in Israeli higher learning institutes

EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS: Institutions of higher learning and students are bracing for another semester of socially distanced intercourse.

OCTOBER 17, 2020ByHAGAY HACOHEN

Scenes like this at Tel Aviv Univerity last year will be replaced by Zoom screens

Day care initiative for health care workers during lockdown begins again

Under the operation "Lev Poem," at least 30 day camps, staffed by 500 volunteers, have been set up at hospitals throughout the country.

OCTOBER 5, 2020ByCELIA JEAN

Lev Poem daycare initiative for children of healthcare staff working during the coronavirus pandemic

Great education can bring together online and off-line experiences

Forward-thinking education models can take advantage of the benefits of both online and off-line learning, as well as the unique synergy of their combination.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020ByMICHAEL SCHWARTZ