Education Minister candidate Adi Altshuler said Tuesday that Israel's PISA 2025 scores do not reflect the country's true potential, according to N12. She pledged to lead an education system adapted to 21st-century challenges, ensuring excellence is accessible to every child regardless of background.
Education Minister candidate Adi Altshuler on Tuesday addressed the sharp decline in Israel's PISA 2025 scores, stating the results do not reflect the country's true potential, according to an interview with N12 education correspondent Yael Odem. Altshuler pledged to lead an education system adapted to 21st-century challenges and ensure excellence is accessible to every child. "The test results do not reflect who we are and what we are capable of being," she said. "We will lead excellent education where excellence will not be the possession of the few: for every boy and girl in Israel, regardless of origin or area of residence."
The remarks come a day after The Zioneer reported the PISA 2025 results on Monday at 20:50 Jerusalem, which showed Israeli students' scores dropping by up to 38 points in reading — one of the steepest declines in the test's history. In that initial report, Altshuler was already quoted saying the scores "do not reflect what we are capable of." Tuesday's interview with N12 elaborated on that theme with a detailed policy vision.
Altshuler, a candidate for the Education Ministry portfolio, has made education reform a central theme of her campaign. Yael Odem, as The Zioneer has previously reported, is a prominent education correspondent whose work often highlights the challenges facing Israeli schools and students.
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