For the first time (that I’m aware of) a students’ simulation of regional peace talks is going to take place in Israel.
Between the 17th and 22th of August, Tel Aviv University will host the 2008 Middle East Students Conference — an initiative of the “Stand With Us” fellowship program. Participants are invited from all over [...]
26,000 Haredi children will reach the age of 18 without knowing basic mathematics, civics, or any English at all.
Up until now, the 260 Haredi Yeshivas that did not teach the Core Curriculum to their children were deemed inappropriate to receive governmental funding. They received such funding anyway, contra legem. But since the matter had been [...]
The New Horizon (Ofek Ha’dash) plan, which plans to reform bureaucratic methods of work in elementary and secondary schools across the country, has been finally signed today, set to be implemented by September in time for the next school year. Its estimated cost exceeds 5.5 billion shekels.
Minister of Education, Prof. Yuli Tamir is touring to [...]
Ariel is one of the largest settlements in the West Bank; a central point of contention between the Israelis and the Palestinians in a future Peace Agreement. There is an academic center that operates in the city since 1982, titled “The College of Judea and Samaria in Ariel”. It began as an affiliate of Bar-Ilan [...]
Minister of Education, Prof. Yuli Tamir, is not your typical politician. She’s not clamorous and populistic. Instead, she works hard and quiet to push forward much-needed reforms in the education system. This week the “New Horizon” reform is scheduled to be signed between the government and Israel Teachers Union. For the sake of fairness, I [...]
As Israel stands on the verge of possible general elections, and America is nearing the end of its primary season, each of us — as private citizens — has to make up his mind, and pick his favourite candidate. How should we tackle this crucial task? Should I choose to vote solely on the basis [...]
Nitzan Horowitz is the International Affairs Correspondent for Channel 10 News. He’s also featured in a daily appearance on London et Kirshenbaum, a news show in which Yaron London and Moti Kirshenbaum — two veterans of Israeli TV — conduct a series of intellectual interviews with a diverse line of guests every weekday at 7pm. [...]
As written in the previous post, we’ve seen Bush make a speech at the Knesset this week, and even opening it in Hebrew. Well, I would suggest Mr. Bush to take the next step, and join a Hebrew class — it would do good to his intelligence.
Many Zionist immigrants (Olim Ha’dashim) complain that Hebrew is [...]
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30-May-08Stephen Wilshire, an autistic savant from England has visited Israel this week. Being an autistic savant is a mental condition that describes an autistic person who is exceptionally gifted. The autistic savants comprise around 10 percent of people who are generally diagnosed with autism. Autistic savants often exhibit rare talent for numbers like in the [...]