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Education Ministry unveils controversial changes to national school tests

The Education Ministry has released the first Meitzav exam results since 2019, shifting to verbal assessments amid controversy over transparency and educational pressure.

  An illustrative image of an empty school classroom in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Next generation of Israelis will not be able to support first world economy, expert says

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Sarah Ben-Nun.

Home Front Command extends education institutions safety directives until Monday

Education system in Israel's north will operate online, with no physical learning in schools.

 Parents drop off their children at a kindergarten in Jerusalem.

After-school nightmare: How Jerusalem's chaperone shortage became a crisis

Jerusalem's tzaharonim (after-school programs for young children) were thrown into disarray by sudden massive staffing shortages. Two weeks later, parents and teachers still worry.

15/09/2024
  Education Minister Yoav Kisch visits a Jerusalem classroom on the first day of school.

Back to school: How are Jerusalem teachers faring the new academic year?

Education workers have had difficult experiences, as many grapple with an already stressful job at a time when many children are dealing with the trauma of war. 

15/09/2024

Turning an idea into reality: The makers arrive at the division

The Israeli high-tech company Monday launched a program for studying 3D professions for schools in the periphery.

By LIOR NOVIK
12/09/2024
An empty classroom

Israel's high school students skip class as threats of further strikes ramp up

Students began a strike of their own, initiated by Israel's National Student and Youth Council and the National Parent Leadership.

10/09/2024

With some limitations, school year to begin on Monday morning, Teachers' Organization announces

The Teachers' Organization has suspended the strike to reduce disruption, resume classes, and continue negotiations, while maintaining some sanctions.

Education should be the response to the threats of our enemies

In the midst of war and threats to Jewish communities around the world, education is the most Jewish of responses to these threats and our enemies.

By NAOMI KOVITZ
09/09/2024

Nearly 1/3 of Jewish teens hide faith symbols in school amid rising antisemitism

As a result of rising antisemitism in US schools, Jewish teens stop wearing symbolic accessories in fear of encountering antisemitism.

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