Teaching in israel

A new contract for excellent teaching - opinion

A new contract can ensure that Israel’s students will have a generation of teachers who prepare them for the intellectual, social, and economic challenges of the 21st century.

PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and his wife, Michal, visit first-graders on the first day of the school year in Kiryat Shmona, on September 1. A new contract for excellent teaching must combine fairness and wisdom, says the writer.
Bags of cocaine that were seized by Israel Police.

Police seize half a kilo of cocaine from a kindergarten teacher arrested for drug trafficking

Anat Vidor, President of WIZO

Beyond Budgets and Shortages: What Teachers Really Protect

Israeli students return to school, September 1, 2025.

School is back in session: 2.5 million students head to class as Israeli academic year begins


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. 

 Education Minister Yoav Kisch visits a Jerusalem classroom on the first day of school.

Education in crisis: Strikes, war, and the toll on Israeli children - editorial

The government needs to give education the support it deserves. Israel has already lost a generation to this war – those who are fighting it. We can't lose the next.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, during a strike, on September 1, 2024.

New school year in Israel: Masa teaching fellows offer hope and connection as war continues

Masa Teaching Fellows program connects diaspora Jews with local students, strengthening ties and providing vital educational support in communities across the country.

 Teaching Fellows program brings volunteers to classrooms, fostering cultural exchange and supporting students.

'Whoever died at Nova was fat'; PE teacher rants about October 7 during class

The school explained that the statement about the Nova music festival was said in order to encourage the students to exercise in class.

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

Yadid Lachinuch: Helping retired Israelis find missions in life - opinion

Researchers found that Israeli retirees who volunteer for Yadid Lachinuch found a link with improved quality of life.

 A RETIRED volunteer for the Yadid Lachinuch Association supports children’s learning in school.

High school students to strike if sanctions against Teacher's Union are not lifted

The National Student and Youth Council said Israeli students had been "trapped" in a struggle between the Teacher's Union and the Finance Ministry for over a year.

Israeli students arrive to school, at a high school in the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, November 29, 2020

Israel's cities go back to the drawing board to tackle education crisis

Municipalities’ education departments and school principals are investing all of their energy into promoting their own initiatives and utilizing creative methods to address the crisis. 

 An illustrative image of an Israeli school classroom.

Israel needs to be schooled on valuing its teachers - editorial

Given that high school teachers play such a key role in educating Israel's younger generation, this reflects poorly on the value our society places on them.

Back to school amid a pandemic

This man can save Israel from disaster – if he acts now - opinion

Israel's education system is set to collapse. Only Education Minister Yoav Kisch can save it. If not, we can see the country fall behind and sink even more.

 EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a meeting of the Knesset Education Committee, earlier this month.

The AI that will help keeping quality teaching staff in the education system

This week an educational-technological hackathon took place in the south. Among the new developed prototypes: an AI platform that will help teachers in need.

Images from the hackathon