The Marker reports that the Finance Ministry's reform plan would transfer approximately 200,000 teachers and kindergarten teachers to employment by local authorities, in a move expected to significantly weaken the Teachers' Union. The report cites unprecedented failure data: 97% of 9th graders did not meet the science curriculum, and the Education Ministry's budget has nearly doubled over a decade with no improvement in student achievement.
Following The Zioneer's earlier report on Sunday morning, The Marker provides additional details on the Finance Ministry's education reform plan. The new report states that the plan would transfer approximately 200,000 teachers and kindergarten teachers to employment by local authorities, a move expected to significantly weaken the Histadrut Teachers' Union. The reform is presented against the backdrop of what the report calls unprecedented failure data: 97% of 9th graders did not meet the science curriculum, and the Education Ministry's budget has nearly doubled over a decade with no improvement in student achievement. The earlier report noted that the reform would transfer responsibility for schools and kindergartens from the Education Ministry to local authorities and drastically reduce the ministry's headquarters, currently employing about 2,000 staff.
2 developments
- DevelopingEducation and Finance Ministries freeze funds for hundreds of daycare centers
- DevelopingNew education plan: NIS 26,000 retraining bonus for teachers in northern communities
- DevelopingIsraeli labor federation warns 50 municipalities will lose youth lifeguard program
- DevelopingMunicipal leaders say informal education budget bypasses local youth departments
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