Teaching in israel

Israel’s education system is failing the students who will shape its future - editorial

Just as defense is paramount to securing a thriving future for Israel, education is vital to the well-being and continued success of the Jewish state.

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Israeli elemantary school children prepare to go back to school, in moshav Yashresh, as schools and kindergardens re-open following a ceasefire agreement. April 9, 2026.
A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike. (Illustrative)

Teachers Union chief urges reforms as Israel faces growing educator shortage

Ahead of the school year, Teachers Union chief Yaffa Ben-David warned of a shortage of nearly 5,000 teachers and called for a strategic plan to address deep-rooted problems in education.

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A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike. (Illustrative)

Why dismantling Israel’s Education Ministry could be the ultimate lifeline for teachers - opinion

On August 2, journalist Lior Dattel reported on a dramatic reform being developed by the Finance Ministry. At the center of the proposal is a fundamental shift in how the education system is managed.

|ByYAFFA BUSKILA
Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.

Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning

Israel faces a shortage of 3,000 educators, including 200 kindergarten teachers, raising concerns that unqualified staff may have to teach unfamiliar subjects or oversee two classes at once.

|ByRUBY SADIKMAN

School is back in session: 2.5 million students head to class as Israeli academic year begins

A total of 2.587 million students are back in school, with the hope that routine will not be disrupted again by sirens and missiles.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2025ByURI SELA
Israeli students return to school, September 1, 2025.

New teachers’ neighborhood under construction near Israel’s Gaza border area

The project includes 20 homes for educators and their families relocating to the near-Gaza border area and is already attracting high demand.

AUGUST 27, 2025BySVETA LISTRATOV/TPS
The site of a planned teachers' neighborhood in southern Israel, August 27, 2025

Israel to reprimand educators who publicly call to end Gaza war, minister warns

He added that the school officials would be brought in for questioning if they do not heed his warning.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, URI SELA
EDUCATION MINISTER Yoav Kisch attends a Knesset committee meeting earlier this month. The Education and Science and Technology Ministries should take action to make higher education more accessible, the writer argues.

What is the role of educational research in times of armed conflict? - opinion

My students reminded me of the imperative to deploy our research tools not only to interpret reality but to challenge it and envision something more just.

JUNE 3, 2025ByAVIV COHEN
‘I turned to those whose voices I trust: my graduate students – Jewish and Palestinian, women and men – drawn from across Israel’s diverse social and geographic landscape.’

Teaching in tension: Culture and pedagogy in Israeli classrooms - opinion

By engaging teachers in close analysis of classroom episodes, we believe they can develop greater sensitivity to the complexities of teaching and sharpen their professional judgment.

JUNE 3, 2025ByMIRIT ISRAELI, ADAM LEFSTEIN, ITAY POLLAK, MAYA BOZO-SCHWARTZ
Children in a first-grade classroom, 2010

Israeli teacher shows fifth-graders October 7 horror film, drawing rebuke

The parents of the students were outraged, some of whom said their children now suffer from nightmares and anxiety due to the film.

FEBRUARY 13, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Homes are destroyed, following the deadly October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, southern Israel November 2, 2023

Talia Briski: Teaching her way to a future in Israel

For Talia Briski, Israel is not just a place to live – it is home, a land of opportunity, and a foundation for a bright future.

FEBRUARY 9, 2025ByJOANIE MARGULIES
Talia Briski (L) is seen teaching a student.

Teachers on personal contracts program yields zero results

Israel’s education system faces a deepening teacher shortage as a program to hire skilled teachers on personal contracts stalls due to union opposition and bureaucratic delays.

JANUARY 27, 2025ByIDAN ERETZ/GLOBES/TNS
An illustrative image of a class in an elementary school.

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.

JANUARY 12, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
An illustrative image of a class in an elementary school.

Teaching in a bomb shelter: Life, learning, and belonging in Israel - opinion

I can say with certainty that teaching in the bomb shelter is something I never had the opportunity to experience back in Houston.

DECEMBER 23, 2024ByHOLLY CIN
THE TEACHER outside her classroom: ‘Lo and behold, upon arrival at my new classroom, I learned that the space also doubles as the building’s bomb shelter,’ she writes.