Yoav Kisch
Israeli student grades dropping sharply, initial national evaluation report confirms
Kisch released the RAMA report after the OECD published the international PISA results on Tuesday, with officials describing the findings as a "catastrophic event on a historic scale."
'Catastrophic event on historic scale': Israel plunges in PISA rankings with worst-ever test scores
Education Minister Kisch asks High Court to preserve proportional funding for haredi schools
Netanyahu visits school in Ramle hit by missile during Iran war as Israel classes start nationwide
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.
Netanyahu's new list: Eli Cohen wins top slot in tense Likud primaries
Amir Ohana, Yariv Levin, Miri Regev, and Ofir Katz round out Likud's new top five • May Golan, Gila Gamliel, Idit Silman, and Avi Dichter among lawmakers expected to drop out of Knesset
The best person for the role - comment
In delegating ministerial portfolios, the prime minister should forget about jobs for the boys and appoint the most suitable people from those who received the most votes in the primaries.
Education Ministry establishes guidelines guaranteeing students' rights to lay tefillin in schools
The directive aimed to establish clear, uniform rules and provide school principals with a guided framework to facilitate the policy's implementation throughout the public school system.
Within just 5 years: ADHD drug consumption in Israel has doubled
A new study by the Ministry of Health reveals a sharp spike in the consumption of ADHD medications alongside a dramatic shift in the types of drugs prescribed in Israel.
Home Front Command lifts restrictions nationwide except for northern border communities
Most of Israel is set to return to full activity on Tuesday morning, while several northern communities will remain under partial restrictions.
Israel's education system is failing its kids - editorial
Only 3% of ninth-grade students who took Israel’s national science exam reached the high standard set by the Education Ministry. More than half were reportedly at a low or medium-low.
Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms
This comes after a similar ban rolled out in February in elementary schools.
Netanyahu, Kisch, Smotrich allocate over NIS 1b., outline AI education plan for summer schools
The plan covers summer school programs intended to address the academic and emotional toll of Operation Roaring Lion which led to widespread, extended school closures nationwide.
School system to fully reopen across Israel starting Sunday, Education Ministry confirms
The Education Ministry announces the full reopening of schools nationwide, including northern communities, following updated security guidelines amid the ceasefires with Lebanon and Iran.
