Shai Piron
Shai Piron has a new address: Sderot student dorms
Piron is taking a novel approach to his new role, and will spend a few days a week living in student dorms so as to be part of the urban community.
Yesh Atid MK Piron to quit Knesset; Stern to take his place
Israeli, Arab politicians in heated debate over teaching Nakba narrative to Israeli students
Yesh Atid’s education platform addresses overcrowding, need for more teachers
Piron: 20 haredi schools have signed up to teach core curriculum studies
Education minister says defunding would force 2 main haredi elementary school networks to integrate core curriculum to studies.
Israel cuts school summer vacation, gets US group funding for kids' program
The International Fellowship for Christians and Jews will contribute $30 million to program, close to 1/4 of budget.
Education minister warns against dangers of outmoded school system
“The State of Israel will soon become irrelevant as knowledge is available on the smartphone and on Google at any given moment,” he said.
Back to school: Over 300,000 university, college students set to begin new academic year
Education Minister Shai Piron says, “Every young person in Israel deserves the opportunity to develop themselves.”
Teachers protest Piron’s intention to cut down matriculation exams
Educators say step will harm certain subjects, especially in the humanities.
5773 in Review: Most viral videos
Here are 10 of the most viewed and talked-about videos we shared with you this year.
Piron extends compulsory education law
Law to include 84 municipalities to the 92 already functioning under the law; Education ministry to open 6 new professional schools.
Piron: Encourage students to excel with love, not exams
Education Minister defends canceling tests, after PM criticizes his plans, and calls for setting goals and measuring achievements.
Millions of Israeli kids head back to school
150,000 first-graders and 2.13 million students in total will walk through school doors for the first day of the academic year.
Haredi girls are first to return to school
Haredim represent 18.5 percent of the total number of Israeli children in the national school system.
