Education

20 stories about Education
קטינים סמארטפון מובייל צעירים נוער 1

Covid-19 May Shift Our Thinking About the Digital Bogeyman

22.04.20|Omer Kabir
With the pandemic forcing millions to stay home, many experts, once vocal proponents of limiting kids’ screen time, now believe screens are crucial to surviving the crisis while maintaining a pinch of sanity
אוניברסיטת חיפה זירת הבריאות

University of Haifa to Use Startup Methods for Holocaust Commemoration Projects

21.04.20|CTech
Ahead of Israel’s annual Holocaust Remembrance Day, the northern Israeli university announced the launch of an innovation hub dedicated to Holocaust education and commemoration
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israeli Academic Institutions Quickly Adjusted to Remote Learning and There Is No Turning Back

03.04.20|Shahar Ilan
Once campuses were shut down nationwide in mid-March, it took a little over a week for all academic institutions in Israel to shift their curriculum, almost in its entirety, to the web
מחשב לימודים סטודנט

Virtual Classroom Startup Unicko Crashes as Israeli Academia Shifts to E-Learning

18.03.20|Tofi Stoler
On Tuesday, Unicko told customers in an email it will no longer be able to offer its services to colleges and universities, due to unprecedented demand
אישה מחשב נתונים בזק

Quarantined? These 6 Startups Will Help You Keep Up With Your Studies From Home

12.03.20|Elham Nasser Edin and Adi Pick
With the rapid global spread of coronavirus, making the classroom feel more like a petri dish, these Israel-linked startups offer solutions for remote learning
הצבעה קלפי קלפיות כנסת 21 בחירות 2019

In Israel, Education, Religion, and Ethnic Backgrounds Dictate Voters' Choices

02.03.20|Doron Broitman
A closer look at the voting results of Israel’s September election shows education trumps socioeconomic status, but religious and ethnic backgrounds trump both
תלמידים ב בית ספר לומדים מבחן בגרות מתמטיקה

From Math to Music: 7 Startups That Want to Educate Your Kids

24.01.20|Elham Nasser Eddin
Commemorating the U.N.’s International Education Day taking place Friday, Calcalist gathered a list of seven Israel-linked startups focused on promoting education in whatever form it may take
תלמידים ב שיעור ב כיתה ב בית ספר תיכון גוטוירט ב תי ספר

Israel’s Universal Savings for Children Program Will Only Increase Inequality, Says Taub Institute

30.12.19|Irit Avishar, Amitay Gazit, and Billy Frenkel
The Jerusalem-based social policy studies think tank released its annual state of the nation report for 2019 Monday
תלמידים ב בית ספר לומדים מבחן בגרות מתמטיקה

Israel’s Performance Drops in the OECD’s PISA Student Assessment Tests

04.12.19|Shahar Illan
Israeli pupils are still underperforming compared to the OECD average. Experts attribute the failure to the country’s outdated education system and the lack of quality personnel, and warn that it is only going to get worse
תלמידים ב שיעור ב כיתה ב בית ספר תיכון גוטוירט ב תי ספר

Education Tech Startup Tailer-ED Raises $1.6 Million

01.11.19|Adi Pick
Tailer-ED’s service helps elementary and high school teachers create personalized content packages for students based on academic achievements and interests
טקס הענקת תארים של בוגרי המרכז הבינתחומי אקדמאים סטודנטים

In Israel, Social Climbing Has a Glass Ceiling

30.10.19|Adrian Filut
Israelis born to low-income or undereducated parents are less likely to move up socially, advance in their careers, or engage in academic studies
טקס הענקת תארים של בוגרי המרכז הבינתחומי אקדמאים סטודנטים

In Israel, Academia Is a Woman's Game, Until it Comes to STEM

22.10.19|Shahar Ilan
New data shows that 60% of Israeli students are women, but less than 35% of engineering and computer science students are female
שיעור ביולוגיה ימית ב בית ספר רמה ב רמת השרון

Back to School: 10 Ways to Improve Israel’s Education System

01.09.19|Shahar Ilan
How to help students prepare for the future job market? Ten experts offer unique ideas on how to make education in Israel more innovative and creative
חפירות הרכבת הקלה של חברת רובינשטיין ב מתחם חסן ערפה ב תל אביב

Bank of Israel’s Recommendations for Increasing Productivity

19.08.19|Omri Milman
The bank published its recommendations Sunday, pertaining mostly to education and infrastructure, though tax benefits and bureaucratic red tape are also addressed
יזמיות היי טק בצילום קבוצתי עם מיצג של אנגלה מרקל

The Israeli Employment Market: a Timestamp

01.08.19|Lilach Baumer
On Wednesday, the Israeli Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs and Social Services published a report for 2018, detailing the current state of the local employment market
מוסף שבועי 18.7.19 גננת מנהלת נטע רביבו

The Latest Status Symbol for Israeli Kids Is English-Speaking Preschools

23.07.19|Ari Libsker
While most of the Western world is busy teaching its kids Mandarin, Israeli parents spend thousands of shekels a month to send their kids to private English-oriented nurseries and kindergartens where they learn to name colors and sing songs by Michael Jackson and The Beatles
שיעור ביולוגיה ימית ב בית ספר רמה ב רמת השרון

School-Age Education May Offer Best Hope for Israel’s Tech Talent Crunch, Says Report

05.06.19|Lilach Baumer
Israel’s tech industry is already tapping most of Israel’s existing highly skilled workers, casting doubt on the viability of various incentive programs intended to draw more people to the sector, according to a new report by the Taub Institute for Social Policy Studies
אוניברסיטה הטכניון טכניון חיפה

Israel’s Brain Drain is Getting Worse, Says New Report

30.05.19|Shahar Ilan
In 2014, for every person with an academic degree that returned to Israel, 2.6 such people left. By 2017, the number of negative emigrants rose to 4.5 to each person returning, a 73% increase
ועידת תעשייה ישראלית 2018 יהודית ברוניצקי מייסדת משותפת אורמת

Israel’s Business Sector Weighs In on the Challenges Facing the New Government

10.04.19|Diana Bahur-Nir
Recurring themes were the importance of education, more budgets to healthcare, social inequality, and the creation of a long-term fiscal policy
ילד דגל ישראל אנשים

Majority of Israelis Do Not Support Immigration—Even of Educated, Highly Skilled Migrants

31.01.19|Adi Pick
According to a new study, 51% of Israelis oppose a policy that would encourage educated people to migrate to and work in Israel