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Haredi MK to Finance Ministry: Pay salaries before Passover

MK Yitzhak Goldknopf notes date Passover begins, asks for teachers' and government employees' salaries to be paid early.

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What is the best AI detector for teachers, students, and other professionals? This 2026 comparison describes the top picks and their features side by side.

OECD report:

Most teachers in Israel resign within 5 years

According to OECD report, most Israeli teachers retire within 5 years; class size 30% above global average; school days and hours among world’s highest. Minister Kisch: 'A complex, but familiar picture.'

Education Min.

'Politics won't be allowed to enter schools'

Education Minister Yoav Kisch wrote that teachers and educators who participated in a video demanding an end to the war would be summoned to answer for their actions.

Jewish Educators' Day:

Dealing with the teacher shortage by enhancing Teacher Standing

Arutz Sheva summarized problems, tips and solutions voiced by experts at Herzog Global's one day seminar, for both parents and teachers to ponder.

200 schools closed as teachers call in sick

Heavy pressure is being applied by school principals and inspectors to have the teaching staff return to work in accordance with an agreement that was intended to prevent closures.

Government to court:

Teachers' strike 'sudden, unnecessary, harmful, & irresponsible'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says government has requested court issue order preventing planned teachers strike.

Due to salary cuts:

Kindergarten and school teachers plan 'sick leave strike'

Finance Ministry announces that the salaries of kindergarten teachers who do not show up for work on Friday will be docked, and their absence will not be recognized as sick leave.

Teachers union sends warning letter ahead of Supreme Court appeal

Teachers Union sends warning letter to Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, criticizing planned cuts to teachers' wages.

Torah Mitzion:

Why can’t the Hebrews teach their children how to speak?

Looking at the case of Moshe.

Bill would bar teachers who studied in PA from teaching in Israel

Ministerial Committee for Legislation advances bill barring teachers who got their degrees in the PA despite opposition for Attorney General.

Teachers Union working to fire teachers who did not strike

Teachers who taught during strike to be called for a meeting and punishment, 'so that others may see and learn,' Teachers Union says.

Diaspora teachers deal with pedagogy while fighting antisemitism

Fifteen teachers from Jewish schools around the world came to Israel in July for an intensive 2.5-week study program and shared their common experiences of antisemitism in their communities.

Effective Classroom Management Techniques for New Teachers

Getting your first position teaching can be a daunting task, but there are ways to make it a little easier.

Email to Jewish teachers:

'All Jews need to be exterminated'

Antisemitic incidents on the rise at Brooklyn high school as Jewish teachers and students subject to anti-Jewish harassment, death threats.

Oakland, Ca. teachers stage 'teach-in' to vilify Israel

100 teachers hold event presenting Palestinian side to children as fact in wake of October 7 massacre.

NYC:

Officials defend Queens school where Jewish teacher was targeted

NYC education officials defend Queens high school where student protest targeted pro-Israel teacher.

Investigation opens after students forced teacher to shelter

Investigation underway after Queens high school students reportedly riot over a teacher’s support for Israel.

Sole Survivor Of Jewish Family Faces Crazy Dilemma

What is happening right now is the single hardest thing she has been through after losing her father

Community Rabbis without pay, and decent salaries for teachers

A community rabbi should ideally receive a salary, but he can teach Torah and serve free of charge. Kudos for teachers'.salary raise.

Teacher's strike called off, school year to start as normal

Agreement reached on increase in teacher's salaries in exchange for more teaching hours.

Teachers' strike looms as school year approaches

Both teachers and government officials say they have not yet reached a compromise that will prevent a strike.

Kindergarten teachers prevented from opposing LGBT materials

A teacher who claimed there was no reason to teach kindergartners about same-sex households was removed from a discussion on the topic.

AJC to lead effort to train US teachers about antisemitism

American Jewish Committee to help effort to bolster antisemitism education in American classrooms.

Teacher collapses on hike with students, passes away

Yossi Cohen was evacuated to hospital where doctors were unable to revive him.

Fire qualified Jewish teachers and discover Johnny can't read

It is not COVID, it began way before that when good teachers were fired because they were white and Jewish..Op-ed.

Jewish students in LA buy teacher a car worth $30,000

The dedicated math teacher traveled four hours every day and was hardly able to see his children. The students bought a car worth $30,000.

Liberman charges:

'Lapid harming efforts to prevent a teachers' strike'

Liberman furious after Lapid intervenes in negotiations with teachers.

Education Min.: 'There's money for an agreement with teachers'

Parents' representative slams Education Min.: 'She needs to tell teachers' unions to be flexible.'

Veteran teachers earn almost 3x as much as younger colleagues

Treasury official who compiled report: Wage differentials are too high.

'6,000 teachers? We're short 20,000'

Forum of Presidents of Academic Colleges of Education head: Teaching is not respected as a profession by the public.

Finance Min.: Agreements with teachers union within two weeks

Finance Min. Liberman claims 'noticeable progress' in negotiations with teachers unions, says agreement possible within two weeks.

No progress in negotiations between teachers union, Finance MIn.

Finance Min. source says meeting with teachers union 'did not end optimistically, we are hoping that there will be a breakthrough.'

Education Minister:

'I understand the frustration of the teachers'

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton: The teachers' strike could have been avoided, I feel for the teachers.

Teachers strike throughout Israel, canceling school

Teachers Union calls on Finance Min. to attend negotiations personally. 'Six months of negotiations but not one concrete offer.'

Finance Minister to teachers:

'I recommend you quit the strike'

'Stop with the strikes, we'll start honest, serious, negotiations on Sunday,' Finance Min. Liberman promises teachers.

Finance Minister:

First adjust school vacations - then we'll talk salaries

Schools across Israel to begin at 10:00, as teachers continue daily two-hour strikes.

Tel Aviv and its neighbors join list of strike-struck cities

'What will motivate government to act?' Teachers Union chief asks.

School strikes

School principal: 'Obvious there is a national problem here'

'I expect there will be a responsible adult who will sit and talk,' school principal from Tel Aviv says.

Teachers' strike hits schools in southern Israel

School begins at 10:00 in southern Israel, due to two-hour teachers' strike.

School in northern Israel to begin two hours late - again

'It's time PM Bennett, FM Lapid, show leadership and show they care about the education system,' teachers' union chief says.

Teachers strike for two hours in northern Israel

Israel Teachers Union warns: If Finance Ministry does not speed up negotiations, strikes will worsen.

Teachers' strike:

Schools in wider Jerusalem region to start two hours late today

Strike designed to pressure government to raise teachers' wages.

Teacher's strike in Jerusalem tomorrow

Classes will start late as teachers protest low wages from Finance Ministry.

A few words from a teacher - and some advice

It's not teachers who need to demonstrate, but parents, children, and all those who care about education in Israel.

Finance Minister:

Yeshiva students eat sandwiches, talk politics

Studies in yeshiva are 'studies of idleness, not of holiness,' Finance Min. Liberman claims.

New Hope MK proposes:

Fire teachers who support terror and terrorists

'How can a student who is exposed to his teacher's posts of hatred and incitement be expected to live a life of coexistence and peace?'

Teachers to protest low salaries, ending school day early

School will end at 1pm on day of protest, to allow all teachers to attend, union says.

Finance Min.:

'Raise teachers' salaries, change vacation schedule'

Finance Min. Liberman proposes raising teachers' salaries - but insists school vacation schedules change as well.

Education Min. working to identify terror-supporting teachers

In Jerusalem and Be'er Sheva, Arab teachers carried out terror attacks. Now, the Education Ministry has a new policy.

Teacher praises Bnei Brak terrorist

Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton orders dismissal of Arab teacher who allegedly praised Bnei Brak terrorist on Facebook.

'On September 1, there won't be any more teachers'

Around 600 teachers left the school system during the past year, Education Min. Director General says.

MK blasts teachers who visited Arafat's grave

MK Sharren Haskel asks Education Minister to act against school principal and teachers who visited the grave of former PA chairman.

5 women speak up against revered teacher: 'Forced herself on us'

Revered haredi teacher Zivia Rotenberg, is accused of multiple sexual offenses against her students

Ontario teacher has license revoked for Holocaust denial

Teacher from Timmons, Canada found guilty by panel of promoting Holocaust denial and antisemitism in his classroom.

Nearly two dozen educators attend intensive Holocaust program

23 educators from six US states selected for advanced-level Holocaust education program.

'Empty schools'

Teachers fume at impossible work conditions

Schools struggle to remain open as number of staff quarantined, coronavirus-positive, increases.

'There's no leader, everyone thinks they're PM'

Teachers union head slams chaos, lack of clear guidelines for schools. 'The ship is sinking, nothing is managing to save it.'

Teacher hospitalized after being punched by third-grade student

Pregnant teacher attempts to separate fighting students - and ends up in the hospital.

Texas teachers required to offer 'opposing' views on Holocaust

Texas official to teachers: State law requires teaching ‘opposing’ views on the Holocaust.