Tag: Education in Israel
Ten Ukrainian Math Geniuses to Study in Bar-Ilan U.
Some are in their early teens, and away from home for the first time.
Tel Aviv University Appoints Social Investor to Head Board of Governors
This new appointment follows eleven women who have been appointed to leading positions at TAU over the past year.
TAU: Number of Arabs Studying Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Doubled in Five Years
TAU stressed that this growth took place without any affirmative action regarding admission requirements.
Tu BiShvat Program Highlights Importance of Jewish Diaspora
The program sends Modern Orthodox, Religious Zionist rabbis, and educators to serve in communal and educational leadership positions in Jewish communities around the world.
Knesset Education Committee Reverses Government Lockdown Keeping All Grades Open
The Teachers' Union would declare a labor dispute with the Ministry of Education if all teachers in Israel did not receive Corona vaccinations.
Corona Czar Gamzu Against Letting In 16,000 US Yeshiva Students
"We need to do something wise here to prevent another fire," Gamzu said.
Report: Israel to Permit Entry of Some 20,000 US, UK Yeshiva Students, Pay for...
This may be the best news report you've read since February.
Report: By 2065, 49% of Israeli Children Will Be Haredi – So Who Will...
"Israel is on an unsustainable long-term socioeconomic trajectory, unless far-reaching policy decisions are implemented soon."
Bar-Ilan University Records 12% Increase in Students for 2019-20
Sixty percent of the new students are women; 40% men.
Bank of Israel Slams Kahlon’s Housing Program: 2/3 of Eligible Israelis Opted Out
Israelis study more years than in other OECD countries, and the percentage of people with higher education is high, but the quality of Israeli education is low, resulting in low productivity and low wages. Ouch.
Average Israeli Woman Gives Birth at Age 27.6 & Other Women’s Day Tidbits
Nearly harmless: out of 34,200 people tried for criminal offenses in Israel, only 7.5% were women.
Bring Lots of Socks and Try the Sabich… it’s Sababa!
They might return home with sharpened elbows, wearing Blundstones and calling everyone Chaim Sheli, my life. But they’ll never regret a school adventure that will stay with them forever.
Jewish American Schools Asking Israel for Financial Support
Tuition in Jewish American schools has reached $40,000 a year per child.
CBS: 77 Thousand Israelis Received Academic Degrees in 2017
In 5777 (2016/17), 2,700 Haredim (5.3%) received their first degree, and 2.2% their second degree.
The Best Ingredients for a Successful Career in Today’s Global Economy
Don’t just get the career, get the career that’s in demand! Here’s why you should apply for a combined business and law degree.
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‘I Just Couldn’t Look at Another Xmas Tree’
Canadian sisters find a fully Jewish experience at an Israeli high school.
6 Religious-Zionist Girls’ High Schools in Israel’s Education Ministry’s Top 10
The high schools at the bottom of the list in terms of their students' eligibility for a matriculation certificate include eight Arab and two Haredi institutions.
Research Group: Israeli Education Near Bottom of Developed World
The quality of Israel’s education has improved over past two decades, and yet Israel is near the bottom of the developed world, its 8th graders get correct answers on only half their math questions, Israel’s weakest students are also the weakest in the developed world, and Israel’s top students rank only in the bottom third of the developed world.
Israeli Universities to Offer Segregated Classes to Lure Haredim
Separate classes for male and female students already exist in some colleges, university preparatory programs and a dedicated campus within Bar-Ilan University.
MISHPACHTONIM – Israel’s Children are Your Children.
Support Migdal Ohr by purchasing letters in the Torah Scroll that will be written in honor of Rabbi Grossman’s 70th Birthday.
Bennett Touts Education Ministry’s Service to Kindergartners, Special Ed
Bennett pledged that his ministry would combat ethnic discrimination in the enrollment process of all educational institutions, particularly the ultra-Orthodox.
Israel Parents’ Group Slams New Education Rules
Israeli parents are upset with new Education Ministry rules restricting students at final exam time.