Teaching in israel

Teachers Union chief urges reforms as Israel faces growing educator shortage

Ahead of the school year, Teachers Union chief Yaffa Ben-David warned of a shortage of nearly 5,000 teachers and called for a strategic plan to address deep-rooted problems in education.

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A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike. (Illustrative)
A SCHOOL classroom in Givatayim is empty during a teachers strike. (Illustrative)

Why dismantling Israel’s Education Ministry could be the ultimate lifeline for teachers - opinion

On August 2, journalist Lior Dattel reported on a dramatic reform being developed by the Finance Ministry. At the center of the proposal is a fundamental shift in how the education system is managed.

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Children return to school following the ceasefire in the war with Hezbollah at Gamla Primary School in Katsrin, Golan Heights, April 19, 2026.

Israel education system short 3,000 teachers, raising fears over quality of learning

Israel faces a shortage of 3,000 educators, including 200 kindergarten teachers, raising concerns that unqualified staff may have to teach unfamiliar subjects or oversee two classes at once.

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ASAF & GABRIELLE COHEN on their wedding day in Beit Lechem Haglalit, May 24, 2020.

Gabrielle Soffer: Using her English for the good of others in Israel

Seven years after arriving alone in Israel, Gabrielle Soffer is now inspiring Israeli high school students through English and literature.

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

School day to shorten for autistic students due to teacher shortage

Israel has been suffering from a shortage of teachers, with the special education sector alone needing at least 1,367 more teachers to operate as usual.

JUNE 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
FIRST-GRADERS attend a religious school in Beit Shemesh. We are a nation that has stood proudly together for thousands of years, sustained in exile by the Torah and its values, says the writer.

Israeli teacher, student's aide target girl with PTSD in abusive messages

In messages exchanged between the teacher and the aide, the teacher called her student a number of offensive things and said she couldn't stand her.

JUNE 8, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Illustrative image of a woman texting.

Hebrew Ulpan teachers across Israel hold strike over low salaries

Hundreds of Ulpan teachers across Israel announced on Sunday morning that they will use their sick days and not come in to teach.

MARCH 19, 2023ByWALLA!
A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

Israeli teachers open racist WhatsApp group, mock Ethiopian students

The teachers opened a WhatsApp group on a school trip which they titled Black [Girls] School Trip.

MARCH 12, 2023ByARIELLA MARSDEN
Illustrative image of a woman texting.

Israeli teachers' strikes are harming our children - opinion

Israeli leaders from across the spectrum should be reminded that we are causing our children untold harm by keeping them from attending classes.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByDAVID KLAHR
A CLASSROOM at a Tel Aviv school is empty due to a strike called by the Teachers’ Union.

This New York Jew left Tel Aviv hi-tech for teaching Tanach in Jerusalem

How did Rebecca Steiner, the hi-tech professional, wind up in Kadita, a small ecological village in central Galilee after over two years in Tel Aviv?

FEBRUARY 25, 2023BySUSAN DE LA FUENTE
Rebecca Steiner, 30 From New York to Safed, 2018

Israel's past students say thanks to their unforgettable teachers

A Facebook group called Closure helps former students in Israel find and reach out to their old teachers.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023ByILANA SHTOTLAND
Thanking teachers (Illustrative).

40% of Israeli Jewish students don't want an Arab teacher - survey

A new survey by the Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center has found that 40% of Jewish Israeli students would be opposed to an Arab teacher working at their school.

JANUARY 8, 2023ByELIAV BATITO/MAARIV ONLINE
A school classroom is seen empty in Jerusalem's Beit Hakerem.

US teacher creates new English teaching method in Israel

Deer created a unique way to teach a second language, taking full advantage of the technology in the school and pulling from her Chicago roots.

DECEMBER 20, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
23-year-old Lauren Deer, who volunteers at Gavim School in Be'er Sheva, set up an initiative to teach English through a tour of places, particularly, in her home city of Chicago.

Teachers should have higher status and need more money

If society can change its attitude towards the teaching profession, there is a chance that more youngsters will choose a career in education.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByAMNON ELDAR
AN AMIT Pedagogical Innovation Conference takes place in Jerusalem.