Rabbi Yisrael Golomb, director of the Agudath Yisrael daycare network, said in an interview that after the 'Ofek Hadash' reform did not pass, the network lacks budget sources to pay its Haredi preschool teachers a fair wage. He credited Haredi MKs, led by MK Gafni, with working extensively to resolve the crisis.
Rabbi Yisrael Golomb, director of the Agudath Yisrael daycare network (Ganei Agudat Yisrael), told Kol BaRama radio that the network is facing a salary crisis for its Haredi preschool teachers. In an interview on the central evening newscast, Golomb explained that the failure of the 'Ofek Hadash' (New Horizon) education reform to pass left the network without sufficient budget sources to pay fair wages. He praised Haredi MKs, particularly MK Moshe Gafni, for working 'above and beyond' to resolve the situation. The crisis highlights ongoing funding gaps in the Haredi education system, where state-subsidized frameworks do not always apply.
2 developments
- DevelopingHaredi preschool network director reveals 30% of general-sector kindergarten teachers are Haredi seminary graduates, calls pay gap discrimination
- DevelopingHaredi preschool directors warn current budget falls short of teacher salaries
- DevelopingGovernment approves Haredi kindergarten funding based on teacher seniority
- StrongHaredi preschool crisis: network heads threaten not to open school year in Modiin Illit and Beitar Illit
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