schools

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

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

Teachers union may declare strike in high schools

Teachers union expected to announce strike after Finance Ministry refuses to agree to demands.

Did Belz join the state haredi education system?

Yesh Atid MK denies claims by haredi party that Belz hasidim joined the state haredi educational system. 'Fake news.'

The price for incitement:

Israel revokes licenses for schools in eastern Jerusalem

Minister of Education orders revocation of operating licenses of schools in which incitement against the State of Israel was discovered.

Education Ministry to fund secular studies in haredi schools

Funding will not impact curriculum or style of learning, haredi MK Yisrael Eichler promises.

End-of-year survey finds sizable increase in hungry children

Ongoing strikes also found to be exacerbating social inequality in school-age children leaving many at home without what to eat.

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.

Teachers' strike:

Schools in wider Jerusalem region to start two hours late today

Strike designed to pressure government to raise teachers' wages.

Teachers' protest takes aim at low wages, teacher shortage

'We are at the height of a battle to save the education system,' Teachers Union Sec. Gen. Yaffa Ben David says.

School vacations to be modeled after haredi schedule?

Finance Min. Liberman proposes new plan to cut summer vacation to just August, increase vacation during holiday season.

New survey:

Nearly 60% of parents say school system neglects social issues

New survey shows 59% of parents believe Education Ministry not doing its job properly.

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.

Tekoa school wins prize for unity

Tekoa’s 'Achi' school wins Jerusalem Prize for Unity. Gush Etzion leader Shlomo Ne'eman: 'May spirit of unity inspire entire country.'

California school targeted with antisemitic hate crime

Antisemitic graffiti discovered at an elementary school in Mountain View, California is being investigated as a hate crime.

Five-day school week? Not so fast

Plan to change school week to five days, turn Friday into a 'social Friday,' won't be implemented next year, report says.

Survey shows direct educational impact of school-based nutrition

Israel’s NEVET organization finds delinquency and behavioral issues decrease considerably among children in participating schools.

School health service:

Between privatization and nationalization

Israel's school health service is falling through the cracks, new study shows.

'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.

British school fined $40k for hiking safety violations

British Orthodox school fined for taking children hiking in an ice storm.

Funding to close the gaps in schools? 'Empty promises'

With just four months left to the academic year, Education Ministry has yet to implement the comprehensive plan it promised - twice.

Survey:

Most parents don't trust others' reports on home antigen tests

Vast majority of parents say they report truth after testing children before school, but 70% say they believe other parents are lying.

First PM visit in 21 years:

PM Bennett & Education Min. visit elementary school in Kfar Saba

'We will do everything so that you may continue to come to school every day as usual,' PM Bennett tells students.

Toronto students perform Nazi salutes in front of class

Suburban Toronto school under fire after two serious antisemitic incidents occur involving Nazi imagery.

Top health official:

Education Ministry not reporting COVID-positive students

'Health Ministry can't enforce quarantine for those who aren't testing,' says Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, head of public health services.

Study:

One-third of students will be infected with COVID-19

Researchers from Technion and Rambam Hospital publish model of new quarantine plan in Israel's schools.

Education Ministry admits: 'No way of enforcing plan'

'State gave responsibility over to the public, those without have test kids must follow previous plan,' Ed. Min. Director General says.

'We're not at a stage where we can change infection rates'

'Vaccinated children develop PIMS less - and even when they do develop it - it's milder,' children's hospital director Dr. Pessach says.

Health Min. clarifies testing system for school children

After quarantine rules for students cancelled, Health Ministry clarifies details of new testing system for students.

Teachers Union: Gov't made populist decision, abandoned teachers

Israel Teachers Union responds to court ruling striking planned strike: 'Shame government insists on gambling on dubious, dangerous plan.'

Ed. Min. slams critics of plan ending quarantine for children

Education Min.: 'Claims I'm a coronavirus denier are fake news, I hope everyone understands that we need to free everyone from quarantine.'

Tennessee school board removes Holocaust novel from curriculum

Tennessee school board votes to remove ‘Maus,’ iconic Holocaust novel, from its curriculum.

No strike in Israeli schools

Labor Court issues injunction against Teachers' Union

Labor Court issues injunction against decision to shut down schools in protest against canceling of quarantine regulations for students.

Teachers Union cancels classes to protest new COVID policy

Union urges teachers not to come to school tomorrow in protest against canceling of quarantine regulations for students.

Bennett decides: Isolation rules for students removed

PM makes final decision to end current quarantine rules for students. New testing rules to be put in place tomorrow.

'Dangerous and irresponsible' to cancel quarantine for children

Association to advance public health warns, 'New policy to cancel quarantine gambles with present & future lives & health of our children.'

Will Belz hasidic boys learn the core curriculum?

'I congratulate the Belzer Rebbe for his brave decision,' Director General of Bnei Akiva schools organization says.

Top doctor backtracks:

Don't eliminate quarantine for schoolchildren

'Within four days number of children suffering severe cases of COVID-19 has doubled,' Prof. Zachi Grossman says.

Effect of ending quarantine?

Sharp drop in number of children getting COVID-19 vax

Number of children receiving COVID-19 drops drastically following government decision to cancel quarantine for all exposed schoolchildren.

Israel to end quarantine for asymptomatic children

Starting next Thursday, children exposed to COVID carriers will not be automatically placed in quarantine.

No quarantine for children or teachers - a dangerous precedent?

If unvaccinated teachers do not have to quarantine when exposed to a COVID-19 carrier, can Israel require other adults to do so?

Unprecedented:

Poll examines awareness, attitudes, towards MENA Jews

New poll shows 75% of respondents could not recall learning positive perception of Mizrahi Jewry in school.

Haredi MK: 'Haredim careful to hold school on Fridays'

Proposed changes to school year do not work for haredi community, MK Porush says.

'Empty schools'

Teachers fume at impossible work conditions

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

New bill to cut summer vacation in half

MK Sharren Haskel, head of Knesset's Education Committee, proposes bill to cut summer vacation, shorten school week.

Education Ministry Dir. Gen:

'Our policy is to keep the schools open'

Education Min. Director General admits 'reality is complicated, learning isn't happening at the same pace as usual.'

Teachers union head: We need to switch to remote learning

'Zoom learning is less effective - but it's the lesser evil,' teachers union chair says.

Education Minister: 'Health Ministry is creating chaos'

Education Min. Shasha-Biton slams Health Ministry chaos, promises she 'won't allow' education system to be 'dragged into bedlam.'

'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.'

'Children's education is not commerce'

In a unique class in Los Angeles, Rabbi Pinto details how children should be educated.

Hidden Sparks celebrates 5-year collaboration with HALB

Partnership helps educators better understand and help struggling learners in mainstream classrooms.

'Parents, take your children to get vaccinated'

'Policy hasn't changed, Education Min. always said to do everything to preserve school routines,' new Education Min. Director General says.

These are the cities where schools will hold classes remotely

Around 30,000 students in 'red' and 'orange' localities will remain at home.

No injuries after fire breaks out at Jerusalem school

None injured after early-morning fire at Kiryat Noar school in Jerusalem.

Cabinet decides: Some students will learn from home

Ministers approve Green Pass in all stores, and Purple Pass in malls. Studies in orange and red localities will be limited.

Rabbi Kanievsky backs in-school vaccination campaign for kids

Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky instructs school directors and Tamudei Torah to vaccinate the children following the threat of fifth wave of corona.

6th grader receives COVID shot without permission from parents

School COVID authority was reportedly not on site, and no official checked whether child had received permission before giving him shot.

Magen David Adom: In-school vaccination against COVID-19

Magen David Adom team members are providing COVID-19 vaccinations at the schools, to children aged 5-11 years old.

Toronto school trustee 'persecuted' for calling out anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada is standing in solidarity with a Jewish Toronto school board trustee singled out for speaking against anti-Semitism.

Italy introduces guidelines to combat anti-Semitism in schools

Updated guidelines for combating anti-Semitism in schools have been presented to Italy’s Minister of Public Education Patrizio Bianchi.