Yoav Kisch
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
Israel's education system is failing its kids - editorial
Israel to ban cell phones in middle schools, Education Ministry confirms
2.5 million Israeli students return to school after teachers' strike averted
Teachers' salaries will be raised by NIS 2,000 a month and an additional 2,000 teachers are being recruited to help fill the nationwide shortage.
Education Min. faces protests after curriculum includes judicial reform
Protest groups accused the Education Ministry of including anti-liberal content and promotion of judicial reform in educational curricula.
This man can save Israel from disaster – if he acts now - opinion
Israel's education system is set to collapse. Only Education Minister Yoav Kisch can save it. If not, we can see the country fall behind and sink even more.
New Education Min. program teaches kids tolerance, conflict management
The new program, coming at a time of heightened social divisions in Israel, is per the directive of Education Minister Yoav Kisch to make Israel's schools have a culture of tolerance.
Education Ministry bans Israeli-Palestinian parents group from schools
The ban was following a rule change by Education Minister Yoav Kisch that prohibits educational programming that slanders the IDF or soldiers.
Israel's first virtual school to begin teaching in 2023-2024 year
The virtual program will be available for free and is meant to give students the opportunity to receive complementary and personalized lessons.
Israeli students in severe decline in reading literacy - int'l report
The PIRLS study is conducted every five years and assesses the reading literacy of fourth graders around the world. The most recent one said Israeli students' literacy is declining.
Ben-Gvir threatens to quit Israeli government over response to Gaza rockets
Otzma Yehudit to boycott Knesset votes as tensions with Likud heat up • Likud: If Netanyahu's decisions are unacceptable to Ben-Gvir, he can leave gov't
17-year-old Emuna Cohen crowned champion of Int'l Bible Quiz
For the first time in 17 years, both finalists in the international contest were Israeli and both were girls.
Education minister causes controversy with Holocaust Remembrance Day tweets
Kisch received backlash for a tweet that seemingly echoed a Nazi-era slogan and for seemingly ignoring groups targeted by the Nazis alongside Jews.
