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'Catastrophic event on historic scale': Israel plunges in PISA rankings with worst-ever test scores
Across all three subjects, Israel's 2025 PISA results were the lowest ever recorded for the country and were significantly lower than those recorded in 2018, 2015, and 2012.
Education Minister Kisch asks High Court to preserve proportional funding for haredi schools
Israel teaches students how to vote, but not how to make an informed political choice - opinion
'Not safe for kids': Food allergy group petitions High Court to stop Kisch school-nurse pilot
Haredi daycare subsidies risk fueling enlistment backlash, political firestorms - analysis
The haredi parties may garner enough support from Netanyahu and the Likud to pass their childcare subsidy bill. But it may prove a hollow victory.
Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms
This comes after a similar ban rolled out in February in elementary schools.
Israel Hofsheet petitions High Court over state benefits it says favor haredi sector
The petition says benefits are tailored to people with characteristics more common in the haredi sector, such as early marriage, large families, and many siblings.
Finance Ministry data gaps blocked High Court update on haredi funding, Education Ministry says
According to the filing, the Education Ministry had contacted the Finance Ministry for the relevant material, but had not received all of the necessary data.
'Not just history': Belongings of Gush Etzion heroes to be publicly displayed for first time
The traveling exhibit is part of a new educational initiative led by the Gush Etzion Regional Council to deepen the study of the area's history in schools.
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.
Education Minister announces new outline for matriculation exams, leniency for students in north
"As the security situation continues, we will continue to adapt our responses sensitively and in line with what emerges from the field,” Kisch said.
Some 40% of Israel's teachers report anxiety, depression as war takes mental toll
A new published study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University has found that some 40% of teachers reported levels of anxiety and depression that crossed clinical thresholds.
Israel to expand summer school program after Iran war closures, education minister says
Kisch's plan expands the existing framework called the “Summer Vacation School,” which is run by the Education Ministry and provides state-subsidized summer programs after the school year ends.
Amid Iran war, 53 of Israel's future scientists showcase projects in Jerusalem contest
‘Courageous, creative, and deeply committed’: The Young Scientists and Developers in Israel returns for its 29th year amid war, as part of National Science Week events.
