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Parents association rejects Teachers' Union threat to limit inclusion of students with disabilities

While teachers are threatening strike action over staffing shortages, parents are attacking the demand and describing it as dangerous discrimination.

Group of students raising hands during a lesson in the classroom. [Illustrative]
View of moshav Tkuma, southern Israel. April 1, 2025.

New Gaza border region teachers, psychologists offered NIS 72,000 grant by Israeli government

Hospitals move patients underground following Iranian missile barrage, June 8, 2026.

Underground hospitals, no school: Israel transitions to restricted activity mode after Iran strikes

Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) Jewish men block a road and clash with police during a protest against the autopsy of toddlers who died earlier in a daycare, in Jerusalem, January 19, 2026.

Haredi daycare subsidies risk fueling enlistment backlash, political firestorms - analysis


Israel launches robotics program in 500 kindergartens to teach AI skills

Developed by the ministry’s Early Childhood Education Division, the initiative aims to equip young pupils with technological skills traditionally introduced at later educational stages.

Kindergarten children playing with a new AI robot from the Education Ministry.

New initiative allows IDF education soldiers to receive teaching degrees during service

Exclusive collaboration between Israel's Education Ministry and the IDF will allow soldiers to level up.

 An illustrative image of a class in an elementary school.

Education Min. declares 2025 as year of AI revolution in Israel

The initiative aims to enhance teaching, learning, and management by equipping students and educators with essential AI knowledge.

 Artificial intelligence (illustrative)

Israel approves NIS 744m. program to boost Hebrew language education for Arab citizens

The Israeli government has approved a massive investment to boost Hebrew language education in the Arab sector, aiming to enhance academic and employment opportunities.

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

Ethiopian-Israeli students achieve equal matriculation rates in educational milestone

The Education Ministry has announced significant achievements among Ethiopian-Israeli students thanks to the ‘New Path’ program.

A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

Education Ministry to investigate dropping STEM test scores

Israel's Education Minister has ordered a review after the country dropped 14 places in international math and science rankings.

 Keshet high school students take the mathematics Bagrut in Tel Aviv

Simplicity is the key to overcoming the challenges of our generation


Majority of complaints about Israeli public service justified – comptroller

The report examined some of the nearly 35,000 complaints made to the office between January 2019 and March 2024 – around 30% of which were about service to the public.

 STATE COMPTROLLER Matanyahu Englman condemned the assignment of female cadets in the IDF officers’ course to guard terrorists who committed violent acts of sexual assault and murder on October 7, the writer notes.

New education initiative will teach students Druze history in Israel

The course designed for grades 7-9, aims to help younger generations gain an understanding of Druze history, traditions, and partnership with Israel.

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

Shas minister accused of using taxpayer money to fund party newspaper - report

The Shas minister has been accused of using public funds to finance the party's newspaper while he was CEO of the Ma'ayan HaTorah school network.

 CEO of Shas Haim Biton poses for a picture at his office in Jerusalem, October 20, 2022.