Education ministry

Israel teaches students how to vote, but not how to make an informed political choice - opinion

Israel’s schools already teach students that voting matters. The harder lesson is how to reach a decision worth owning.

 High school students take their mathematics matriculation examination (Bagrut), in at a high school in Rishon Lezion, on May 20, 2019.
High Court Justice; illustrative.

'Not safe for kids': Food allergy group petitions High Court to stop Kisch school-nurse pilot

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Education Minister Yoav Kisch with students from the Benzion Netanyahu School in Ramle.

Netanyahu visits school in Ramle hit by missile during Iran war as Israel classes start nationwide

Ofra Erlich teaching at Metula.

As schools start in Israel, government pushes for teachers to move up north with NIS 60,000 grant


Nearly three million Israeli students begin school year with AI, financial education at center

Israel’s 2026-2027 school year opens Tuesday with new programs focusing on student resilience and belonging, financial literacy, and artificial intelligence.

Nearly three million Israeli students begin school on September 1, 2026, including some 180,000 first-graders.

Israelis rate education system 4 out of 10 as school year opens, new research warns

The current system was described as highly centralized and bureaucratic, arguing that schools and principals lack sufficient authority to respond to the needs of their students and communities.

Young students arrive to the classroom at the opening of the new school year in a school for ultra orthodox jewish boys, in Beit Shemesh, August 28, 2022.

Israel's Project 720 brings Google, Microsoft, Amazon AI solutions to education system - feature

The Education Minister told The Jerusalem Post that current regulations guarantee privacy, while the new AI implementation policy allows only adaptive and scalable solutions.

 An illustrative image of an Israeli school classroom.

A-G warns haredi schools face funding cuts over core curriculum gaps

During the hearing, the justices sharply criticized the state. Justice Gila Canfy-Steinitz asked the state's representative: "Under what law or procedure were the funds transferred?"

Attorney general Gali Baharav-Miara at a Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting at the Knesset, in the Israeli parliament on September 30, 2025.

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.

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

Israeli elections: Ex-mayor of Beit Shemesh Aliza Bloch joins Erdan, Edelstein's right-wing party

Announcing her jump into national politics, the former mayor expressed her ambition to become the next education minister.

Beit Shemesh mayor and Mayoral candidate Aliza Bloch seen during the second round of Municipal Elections, in Beit Shemesh, March 10, 2024.

Rebuilding Northern Israel is not enough. We must make it a place people choose to live

Amid all the attention focused on rebuilding Israel's North, another important change is quietly taking place.

Sigal Moran is CEO of Homeward/Habaita

Police complete HaDerech probe involving Shas MK Haim Biton

The suspected offenses included fraud, breach of trust, obtaining something by fraud, theft or fraudulent misappropriation, false entries in corporate documents, and other offenses.

Israel Police vehicles; illustrative.

Knesset panel approves budget transfer of NIS 270 million to haredi education during recess

The committee approved a total of approximately NIS 1 billion in budget allocations for the Education Ministry, the Settlement and National Missions Ministry, and the Religious Services Ministry.

Finance Committee chair MK Hanoch Milwidsky leads a Finance committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, August 4, 2026.

Ministry of Education reveals new mandatory subject: Financial education

Hundreds of teachers have already been trained to teach the subject, which will provide 9th and 10th grade students with practical tools for financial management, investments, and workers' rights.

Young people interested in the stock market