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


Israel may experience a teacher shortage next year - Teacher's Union head

Schools could have trouble opening if the educational staff does not receive wage agreements.

 Preschool

Karen Tal: The school ninja of South Tel Aviv

Today, teachers and principals are unsung heroes, battling to maintain learning and kids’ morale under near-impossible conditions. They are ninjas, too.

 Karen Tal

Which Israel educator are you?

A tour guide or teacher might also have higher expectations of her students. She may embrace the Socratic method continuously, even when students are exhausted.

 The Education Committee discusses education in Haredi schools.

Average salary for teachers: NIS 13,880

Kindergarten teachers earn an average of NIS 12,884, working 30.4 hours per week.

Twenty-six teachers who volunteered to come to Israel and teach English attended a special workshop of the Israel-is organization.

These Israeli teachers stood out during the coronavirus pandemic

While many teachers struggled to reach out to students via distance learning, these teachers proved that quality education is only a matter of choice.

Yifat Schechter

Herzog College: Leading the renaissance at Hechal Shlomo

TODAY, HERZOG has embarked on an ambitious restoration of Hechal Shlomo in an effort to restore it to its former glory.

Hechal Shlomo, the former headquarters of the chief rabbis of Israel, is now the home of Herzog College’s Jerusalem campus and its International Center of Jewish Heritage

Suspects indicted in murder of Ramle teacher killed by stray bullet

Police allege that the two suspects, aged 26 and 27, ambushed a member of Muammar's family due to tensions between the opposing families.

Sharifa Abu Muammar

Gary Hargrave on the Intrinsic Value of Giving

With decades of experience in Christian ministry and church leadership, Gary Hargrave is known especially for his message of unity through spiritual maturity.


Strike? Education Ministry, Teachers' Union to reconvene on Monday

The Finance Ministry wants these teachers, especially those who work in the preschools, to be furloughed. The Teachers’ Union wants an alternative.

Children are returning to school in Israel amid the coronavirus pandemic. August 24, 2020.

60% of eligible students show up for daycare, kindergarten on Sunday

Finance Ministry pushing to open additional grades * Travelers report crowded bus stations and long waits.

Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion welcomes students on their first day back to school (May 10, 2020)