A report released Wednesday by the Adva Center for Equality and Social Justice in Israel has accused wealthy Israelis of creating, within the public school system, a separate education system “rich only” children, in which the activities of the schools are largely financed by parents. By parents donating money directly into the school, a natural selection has been created between children whose parents have money and those who do not.
The report claims that the state contributed to this situation by allowing the schools to accept the funds, by failing to enforce integration in junior high schools between strong and weak social classes, by opening registration areas, by encouraging private enterprises in the schools and by not imposing sanctions on schools which do not teach the required subjects. The result, according to the report, is that students in each school essentially study a different curriculum, which has a serious impact on their level of achievement. The curriculum is largely determined by those who invest money into the institutions.
The report claims that the state contributed to this situation by allowing the schools to accept the funds, by failing to enforce integration in junior high schools between strong and weak social classes, by opening registration areas, by encouraging private enterprises in the schools and by not imposing sanctions on schools which do not teach the required subjects. The result, according to the report, is that students in each school essentially study a different curriculum, which has a serious impact on their level of achievement. The curriculum is largely determined by those who invest money into the institutions.