Israel education

Israel’s PISA collapse exposes a failing education system threatening its future - opinion

The figure that should truly alarm Israel is that the 2025 collapse is occurring not at the margins of the education system, but at its core. What should be done?

SEPTEMBER 13, 2026|ByDAN PERRY

View of an empty classroom at a school in Givatayim, during a teacher's strike, on May 6, 2025.

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

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."

SEPTEMBER 9, 2026|ByTZVI JASPER

Young students arrive to the classroom at the opening of the new school year in a school for ultra orthodox jewish boys, in Beit Shemesh, August 28, 2022.

Israelis rate education system 4 out of 10 as school year opens, new research warns

The current system was described as highly centralized and bureaucratic, arguing that schools and principals lack sufficient authority to respond to the needs of their students and communities.

AUGUST 30, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The launch of the new People of Israel party, led by Ofer Winter, ahead of the upcoming Israeli general elections, in Jerusalem, August 25, 2026.

Ofer Winter, unification of Arab parties, shake up Knesset seats, push RZP below threshold - poll

The data shows that Winter’s entry has created greater complexity within the coalition bloc. Without him, the bloc led by Benjamin Netanyahu receives 43 seats, while with him it rises to 48 seats.

AUGUST 28, 2026|ByMOSHE COHEN

Israel Teachers' Union announces nationwide strike for April 30

This decision, according to the union, came after the finance and education ministries did not meet their requirements after a year of "fruitless negotiations."

APRIL 28, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, URI SELA/WALLA

A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Israel is failing Ethiopian Jews - opinion

In order to succeed, we have to ensure that during their school years, our children do not face the same racism that earlier generations experienced.

APRIL 27, 2023ByTIRSIT LEGESSE-BISHAW

PARTICIPANTS TAKE part in Olim Beyahad’s Ariella excellence program.

Israeli high schoolers sweep international math competition

The competition consisted of multiple exam days, requiring contestants to take a 4.5-hour exam, consisting of difficult questions in the fields of elementary mathematics.

APRIL 24, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israel's female winning team at their competition in Slovenia

A conference offers Israel educators a safe space to explore complex feelings

In sessions and on the sidelines, the more than 500 participants discussed the Israeli government’s proposed judicial overhaul and its far-right cabinet ministers.

APRIL 3, 2023ByRACHEL KOHN/JTA

Thousands of Israelis gather in Tel Aviv in protest following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's firing of Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, on March 26, 2023.

The reform Israel needs is not part of Yariv Levin's plan - opinion

The opportunity for real change is upon us and the demand for a constitution is being expressed. It will take time, but the process has finally begun.

MARCH 29, 2023ByGERSHON BASKIN

OUR CONSTITUTION should make the official languages of Israel – Hebrew and Arabic. Communities should no longer have the right to bar someone from a different community living in their midst, says the writer.

Using Israel's turmoil as a teaching moment - opinion

Once I, as an educator, understand who the student is, what their interests are and what their perspective is, then I can engage them in a meaningful experience.

MARCH 12, 2023ByDORON GERTZOVSKI