Rabbi Yisrael Golomb, director of the Agudath Yisrael daycare network, told Radio Kol Hai that the Education Ministry funds Haredi preschool teachers unfairly, calling the combined salary and pension crisis the worst failure in the Haredi education system. Golomb argued that teachers' seniority, meant to be an asset, has become a financial stranglehold for all daycare networks.
Rabbi Yisrael Golomb, director of the Agudath Yisrael (Agudah) preschool network, gave a sharply-worded interview on Radio Kol Hai on Thursday afternoon, escalating a public dispute over Haredi preschool teacher pay. Golomb alleged that the Education Ministry is "tyrannizing" Haredi preschool teachers by failing to budget for them, and called the resulting salary-and-pension gap "the biggest failure in the Haredi education system." He stated that seniority — which should be the system's main asset — has instead become a financial stranglehold for all daycare networks.
As The Zioneer previously reported, Golomb praised Haredi lawmakers in June for working on the issue after the 'Ofek Hadash' reform failed to pass, leaving networks without budget sources for fair wages. Thursday's interview marks a sharpening of his criticism, now directly targeting the Education Ministry rather than broadly lamenting a lack of resources.
The precise scope of the funding shortfall and the number of teachers affected were not detailed by Golomb. The network's next steps, including any planned protests or appeals to coalition leaders, remain unconfirmed.
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